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Potential Motors unveils the Adventure 1: an all-electric Overlanding van

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This is powered with a 70kWh battery capable of a 100-mile offroad range, though the company has not specified an on-road range. The vehicle starts at $136,600, and a preorder of the van isn’t cheap either at $1,000. The van has a dual motor all-wheel-drive setup with 604 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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Although electric vehicles have lower tailpipe emissions than gasoline powered vehicles, the changes in emissions associated with vehicle electrification on a life cycle basis will depend on the emissions associated with the operations of the power plants used to charge the battery.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

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Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. The current line-up, a combination of gasoline-powered and battery electric sedans and SUVs, will be all-electric in 2030.

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NETL investigating researching chemistries for large-scale battery- and supercapacitor-based grid energy storage systems

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This includes research on appropriate anodes, cathodes, and electrolytes for magnesium (Mg)-, sodium (Na)-, and lithium (Li)-based batteries and novel transition metal oxide- and nitride-based supercapacitor electrode materials. High-energy density magnesium batteries for smart electrical grids. Earlier post.)

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EV Chargers for All!

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Several states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Virginia have also passed “ right to charge ” laws that allow renters at single or multifamily dwellings to install EV Level 1 and 2 chargers on their rental premises, but the tenants are responsible for all installation costs.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. to charge overnight.