Texas trailblazes with DC fast chargers with integrated battery storage
Electrek
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
A "Battery Storage EV Charging Superhub" is launching in Dallas – here's how the fast chargers with battery storage work.
Redwood Materials to build next Li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing center in South Carolina
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Redwood Materials will build its next Battery Materials Campus just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Redwood takes in end-of-life batteries, break them down to their basic metals (such as nickel, copper, cobalt, and lithium) and then rebuilds those metals into cathode and anode products. Map via Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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XCharge plans EV charging Superhub at Watters Creek Village near Dallas – Charged EVs
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
XCharge is a provider of battery-integrated EV charging solutions (see the feature article in our latest print issue). The company’s latest project to be announced is a state-of-the-art EV charging Superhub at the Watters Creek Village mixed-use development near Dallas.
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UT Dallas researchers use 2D MoS2 as protective layer for Li-metal anodes in Li-S batteries; extended cycle life
Green Car Congress
MARCH 28, 2018
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have used two-dimensional (2D) MoS 2 (molybdenum disulfide) as a protective layer for Li-metal anodes, greatly improving the performances of Li–S batteries. This approach, they suggested, could lead to the realization of high energy density and safe Li-metal-based batteries.
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Here’s where the new US EV ‘Battery Belt’ is forming – and why
Electrek
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Since the beginning of 2021, more than 15 new US lithium-ion battery gigafactories or expansions have been announced in a region becoming known as the Battery Belt. Combined, these facilities represent a potential investment of at least $40 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project
Baua Electric
MARCH 22, 2024
Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas. Get started here. –ad*
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Revoy’s battery trailer turns a semi-truck into a hybrid – Charged EVs
Baua Electric
JANUARY 30, 2024
A startup called Revoy offers an interesting transitional solution—the Revoy EV is basically a small trailer full of batteries that attaches to a diesel semi-truck to effectively turn it into a hybrid. At Revoy’s swapping station in Dallas, the Revoy EV, with a pre-charged battery, is attached between a tractor and a semi-trailer.
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Mie University team working on aqueous li-air batteries; 300 Wh/kg
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2014
Researchers at Mie University in Japan have developed a new protected lithium electrode for aqueous lithium/air rechargeable batteries. Lead researcher Nobuyuki Imanishi said that the system has a practical energy density of more than 300 Wh/kg, about twice that of many commercial lithium-ion batteries.
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Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers
Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2021
The webapp combines curbside maps with data from nearly 300 sensors placed within 74 parking spaces in commercial and passenger loading zones from 1 st to 3 rd avenues and between Battery and Stewart streets in the Belltown neighborhood in downtown Seattle. —Giacomo Dalla Chiara, a postdoctoral scholar from the Urban Freight Lab.
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Fort Worth buying four New Flyer electric buses for new zero-emission route
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2019
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) has awarded New Flyer a contract for four heavy-duty, thirty-five-foot Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses. The Dash is in the testing phase and will begin operations on 22 September. It delivers nearly 10 million passenger trips per year.
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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2022
Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Batteries that are light, resilient, and low cost in addition to lasting the lifetime of the vehicle.
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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement
Setec Powerr
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Batteries are a vital part of electric cars and mobile phones, and once they run out of power, they will make it impossible for you to move. What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? And what about cars?
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Automated Bus Consortium issues RFP to procure up to 70 full-size Level 4 automated buses
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2022
The RFP is the first battery-electric automated bus procurement and large-scale deployment for full-sized buses, and was issued by the State of Michigan, which is serving as the lead procurement agency on behalf of the Consortium agencies.
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Tesla cameras absolve Model Y from previous Texas “explosion” claims
Teslarati
AUGUST 26, 2021
The news spread in social media quickly, with Dallas Texas TV even noting that the blaze, which “everybody saw all over Dallas,” was caused by a Tesla “basically exploding.” ” Unfortunately for Dallas Texas TV, its conclusions about the Model Y seem premature at best.
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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000
Green Car Congress
JULY 13, 2022
While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick-off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in the coming weeks.
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345 FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), the transit provider for Stockton and San Joaquin County in California, will receive funding to purchase five Proterra battery-electric buses and a charging station. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART). San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD).
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Researchers suggest subsidies and policies targeting plug-ins with small battery packs would produce more benefits at lower cost
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2012
Federal subsidies and policies to encourage plug-in vehicle adoption would produce more benefits at lower cost by targeting the purchase of vehicles with small battery packs, according to Jeremy J. Whether larger battery packs offer more benefits on balance depends on their net impacts from cradle to grave. Earlier post.).
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MIT study finds workplace charging and delayed home charging can mitigate electricity demand and cost
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2023
Large-scale deployment of battery electric vehicle (BEV) and photovoltaic (PV) electricity technologies could raise electricity costs by increasing peak evening electricity demand and causing overgeneration of electricity during midday. The researchers used data collected in two sample cities: New York and Dallas.
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CATL reaches deal to supply energy storage systems to US firm HGP
CN EV Post
MARCH 28, 2023
The 450-MWh battery storage project will be deployed in Texas and is expected to begin commercial operations in 2024. Image credit: CATL ) CATL recently entered into a 450 MWh supply agreement with US battery storage project developer HGP, the battery giant's latest similar agreement with a US company.
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Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2022
Frito-Lay announced a new electric fleet that will serve the Dallas Fort Worth area, specifically Carrollton. The first pilot Ford eTransit truck has arrived just in time for Earth Day, with 40 arriving later this summer. The trucks will deliver locally and reduce Frito-Lay’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide
Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2014
Cumulative Nissan LEAF sales in the US hit the 50,000 mark this month, with the delivery of a black LEAF SL in Dallas, Texas. Dallas—and the state of Texas—have become hot growth markets for LEAF. With nearly 115,000 global sales since launch, Nissan LEAF is the world’s top-selling electric vehicle.
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Tesla to provide Virtual Power Plant (VPP) services to Texas grid
Teslarati
AUGUST 23, 2023
With the VPP in place, Texas could now evaluate how consumer-owned small energy devices, such as home battery units, can be virtually aggregated to provide grid-scale services. As per the PUCT’s press release , the two ADERs that are launching the initiative involve Tesla Electric customers who have Powerwall batteries in their homes.
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Lead-Carbon Battery Company Axion Power Completes $26M Private Placement Stock Offering
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 26, 2009
the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC batteries ( earlier post ), recently completed a private placement of an aggregate of 45,757,572 shares of its common stock to institutional and individual investors at a price of $0.57 Axion Power International, Inc., per share for total gross proceeds of $26,081,490.
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Houston METRO launches Proterra electric bus demo; Catalyst FC into revenue service for 90 days
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) will deploy a 40-foot Proterra Catalyst FC battery-electric bus for 90 days beginning on December 4, demonstrating the benefits that battery-electric transit technology can bring to the region’s communities.
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Tesla and Ontario discussing investment opportunities for years: report
Teslarati
AUGUST 23, 2023
One email reportedly sent last December by a commercial officer at the Ontario Trade and Investment Office in Dallas, TX, hinted at potential subsidies for EV battery production in the province. “I wanted to forward an article that announces the intention of Canada to subsidize EV battery production.
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Chip-enabled raised pavement markers support autonomous driving in tough conditions, remote areas
Green Car Congress
JUNE 21, 2023
This saves electric vehicle battery power, extending driving range to promote wider EV adoption. ORNL researchers experimented to find the best combination of transceiver, battery and antenna for the sensor package inside standard road markers, as well as those that are designed to withstand snowplows. —Zachary Asher Resources S.
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Researchers demonstrate effective silicon-based thermoelectric generators
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2019
A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments Inc. So no one has to dig that up to change a battery. He turned to Lee and UT Dallas to further study what the devices could do. Sensors embedded beneath a traffic intersection provide an example of convenient thermoelectric power. —Professor Lee.
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Keeping your Nissan LEAF?
Electric Auto Association
MAY 7, 2021
Replacing the battery pack on a decade-old EV By Stanton Zeff : Member, North Texas ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. If I was to keep the car, I would need to replace the battery pack (yet again), and if I were to go to that trouble (and expense), then it would make sense to purchase something larger than the current 24 kWh version.
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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW
Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2013
The accelerated rollout of the Tesla Supercharger network will see: Triple the number of Tesla Supercharger stations by the end of next month, including additional stations in California, coverage of the northwest region from Vancouver to Seattle to Portland, Austin to Dallas in Texas, Illinois and Colorado. —Elon Musk.
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This 408-MW solar farm will be one of the largest in Texas
Baua Electric
MARCH 11, 2024
Photo: Primergy Solar Solar developer Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for a 408-megawatt (MW) solar farm south of Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas.
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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2009
a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Donaghy noted that Valence has shipped some 70 MWh of Li-ion battery capacity since 2005—equivalent to 200,000 batteries, or enough for 1,500 3.5 We believe we are the number one shipper of lithium phosphate batteries in the world right now, ” he said. ton trucks. “
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Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2013
The battery-electric car posted its best US sales month yet in March, and a 423.5% We’re seeing the adoption curve for EVs accelerate, and there is tremendous interest not only on the West Coast but in a number of new strongholds like Atlanta, Raleigh, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, St. year-over-year sales increase in April.
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Nestlé Waters Converts Lift Trucks from LPG to Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2009
Nestlé Waters North America has installed 32 Plug Power GenDrive hydrogen fuel cells, purchased in 2008, in its materials-handling fleet at their Dallas, Texas bottling facility. Nestlé Waters evaluated both hydrogen fuel cells and lead-acid batteries as potential replacements for the LPG-fueled systems.
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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, 2024 Nissan GT-R: Nowadays’s Automobile Information
Baua Electric
MAY 16, 2023
You’ll in finding those tales and extra in lately’s automotive information, proper right here at Motor Authority.
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52 Toyota unveils RAV4 EV demonstration vehicle; targeting fully-engineered version in 2012 for market
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Tesla Motors is supplying the battery and other related components. The final driving range of the 2012 Phase One vehicle will depend on many factors still being considered, not the least of which is battery size and design, as it relates to useable power. lithium metal oxide battery with useable output rated in the mid-30 kWh range.
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J.D. Power: public charging issues may short-circuit EV growth; Volta, Tesla Supercharger rank highest in respective segments
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2023
The CSAs in Seattle-Tacoma, Denver-Aurora and Dallas-Ft. Respondents included 15,079 owners of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Lauderdale Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had the worst experience in this regard, with 35% of visits failing to result in charging.
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Toyota collaborates on Tesla Virtual Power Plant competitor
Teslarati
DECEMBER 15, 2022
The battery’s simple operation and obvious benefits to consumers have attracted numerous customers. ” The system will be tested at Oncor’s grid testing facility south of Dallas, Texas. Tesla has sparked new interest in energy products since its launch of the Tesla Powerwall. What do you think of the article?
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How much money EV ownership saves depends on where you live
Baua Electric
JANUARY 8, 2024
But the cheapest cities for EVs were Atlanta, Chicago, and Cleveland, while the cheapest cities for gasoline cars were Houston and Dallas. “As battery costs decline, we expect EVs will become cost-competitive in more locations and for more people.” ” As the Department of Energy pointed out in 2022, every U.S.
UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline. UPS will test the vehicles primarily on urban routes across the country, including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles.
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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2015
Battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced a new 35-foot vehicle based on the same technology platform as its current 40-foot Catalyst vehicle. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will be the first customer for the new bus, receiving seven 35-foot Catalyst FC buses and two overhead semi-autonomous fast chargers.
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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2013
Nissan provided a list of the top 15 markets in the US for the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle. Nashville, home of Nissan Americas headquarters and the plants that assemble both LEAF and its battery. Electric (Battery) Sales' Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013. Source: Nissan Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
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334 Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations Launches 50 Fuel-Cell Powered Pallet Trucks
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2010
The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in less than five minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries per lift truck. To this point, Wegmans’ material handling equipment was all powered with lead acid batteries. Dave Allar, Wegmans’ RSC maintenance manager.
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UPS Deploys 200 More Hybrid Delivery Trucks
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2010
Before this latest deployment, UPS was operating 50 hybrid electrics in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Phoenix. The 200 new hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) join roughly 20,000 low-emission and alternative-fuel vehicles already in use and have been deployed in Austin, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Earlier post.).
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United Natural Foods Installing Air Products Hydrogen Fueling Technology for 65 Fuel Cell Forklifts
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2010
UNFI looked to this initiative to replace lead acid batteries and their associated charging equipment with hydrogen fuel cells as part of its culture of social responsibility and its commitment to using clean energy, as well as to improve efficiency, productivity and reliability.
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