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Nomadic Power receives €2M grant for “MobileBattery” project; trailer-mounted Li-ion pack for vehicle and home

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Nomadic Power has received a €2-million (US$2.25-million) million) grant from the European Commission for their “MobileBattery” project—a trailer-mounted battery pack that can serve the function of intelligent and safe back-up power for a home when stationary, and boost EV range when attached to the owner’s vehicle.

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King County Metro putting Proterra electric buses into service

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The routes, which also serve the Bellevue Transit Center, start and end at the Eastgate Park-and-Ride, where the battery charging station is located. The 38-seat prototype buses have a composite body and can travel 23 miles or more between charges. Batteries take 10 minutes or less to fast charge. million federal grant.

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Oxford promises transit operators faster journeys as incentive to deploy 159 electric buses – Charged EVs

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The famous English university town of Oxford has officially launched a fleet of 159 new battery-powered buses. million grant. According to EV advocacy group Zemo , there are currently some 2,776 battery-operated buses in service in the UK, including 1,400 in London and nearly 500 in Scotland.

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Dept of Interior approves plan for largest solar project in US; 690 MW Gemini Solar with 380 MW battery system

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Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for Solar Partners XI, LLC to construct a 690-MW photovoltaic solar electric generating facility and ancillary facilities about 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The ROD approves a right-of-way grant for the project and the associated amendment to the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan of 1998.

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Opinion: GMC Hummer EV’s EPA documents reveal that it’s still a vehicle of consumption and excess

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I have to admit, I was a bit surprised when GM announced that it would start its new Ultium battery-powered electric vehicle push with the GMC Hummer EV. Granted, the documents only reference the Hummer EV’s 1,000-hp, $110,295 Edition 1 version, but the specs are pretty telling. . It just felt a bit strange.

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

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Number 1 has been Toyota with an insane love of Hydrogen and a similar dictate for Battery Power, even after the highly successful Toyota Prius. A range of 414 miles comes at the hefty price of £65,595 before the government’s ultra-low emission grant. Today they offer the Mira.

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Velozzi Will Use Capstone Microturbines in Supercar and Crossover Extended Range Electric Vehicles

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Capstone was also recently awarded a Department of Energy grant to develop a flex fuel turbine that will operate on agricultural syngas and hydrogen. According to Velozzi, the cars will operate on 100% battery power in zero-emissions mode for a range of up to 200 miles.