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FHWA publishes final standards for federally funded EV charging infrastructure projects; waiver of Buy America requirements for EV chargers

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The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published the final minimum standards for federally funded EV charging infrastructure projects. These standards will help to ensure that chargers operated by different networks will operate similarly and provide the traveling public with a predictable EV charging experience. Background.

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California Energy Commission awards $750K to Electricore to study standardization of plug-in vehicle batteries

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. $750,000 to research value-based design options for the standardization of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries. The project survey will include identifying barriers to standardizing, researching methods to implement battery system standards, and recommending potential paths to the commercial adoption of battery standards.

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NAATBatt Coalition recommends deployment of up to 300 GWh of distributed energy storage systems by 2022

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DES systems consist of small, stationary batteries installed in neighborhoods, buildings, homes and electricity substations, which can be networked together using smart grid communications technology. The coalition was assembled by the National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries ( NAATBatt ). value proposition.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. Publicity magnet Tesla said it delivered its first battery-electric Semi tractor on December 1. That’s about to change.

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

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This funding has been divided between two Funding Opportunity Announcements: Recovery Act - Transportation Electrification (DE-FOA-0000026); and Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000028). Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Components.

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A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

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EV charging software manages much more than just topping up the battery in an electric vehicle. More advanced, smart charging stations accommodate the characteristics of different vehicle batteries, enable charging sessions and communicate with back-end/infrastructure software hosted in the cloud for more advanced capabilities.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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The Niro isn’t plugged in to recharge the battery but does have a very efficient regenerative charging system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. Safety and Warranties The Niro Hybrid comes with an extensive list of standard safety features.

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