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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

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The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. Vehicle-to-building works much the same way but on a larger scale.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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Speaking of fires in cars fueled by gasoline or diesel, he says, “It’s an everyday event. As a result, the occasional gasoline-fueled car fires one sees on the side of the highway can be treated, Kohl notes, as “an un-event.” “The A citywide backlash against battery-powered vehicles followed, as reported by multiple sources.

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SwRI to demonstrate use of electric vehicles as part of emergency power microgrid under US Army SPIDERS program

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independent from the bulk power grid (i.e., SPIDERS uses the conceptual designs of an Energy Surety Microgrid developed by Sandia National Laboratories, and has four specific goals for electric power surety at US military installations: To protect critical. infrastructure from power loss. infrastructure from power loss.

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Tesla China launches solar-powered Superchargers in sunshine-ridden Tibet

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“The annual average of 3,000+ hours of light let the gifts of nature be used efficiently and help build a new green travel and low-carbon life way. Come and take a look at the event site of the conference. It was originally a part of the plan to have Superchargers powered by solar and battery storage systems.

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Researchers show economic, environmental and grid-resilience benefits of converting diesel trains to battery-electric

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Unlike several other regions in the world, all freight trains in the US are still diesel-electric, largely because the typical electrification strategy of building electrified lines over tracks is harder to implement in the US with its vast distances. Popovich, N.D., Rajagopal, D., Nat Energy 6, 1017–1025 doi: 10.1038/s41560-021-00915-5.

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CPUC approves $11.7M for three new PG&E vehicle-to-grid pilots

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million in funding for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to develop three new pilot programs to test how bidirectional electric vehicles (EVs) and chargers can provide power to the electric grid and other benefits to customers. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved $11.7 V2X Commercial Pilot ($2.7

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Best speakers ever

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“The car was powered by thousands of small lithium batteries,” Pohorsky explained. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech. The ZeroAvia technology gives 4 times the range of a similar battery-powered electric plane,” said Pohorsky. Tesla licensed the technology.”

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