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Xcel Energy wants 1.5M EVs in its service areas by 2030; 30x increase from today

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Xcel services customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. A residential smart charging pilot launching later this year that will reward customers in Colorado for conveniently optimizing their charging times to benefit the grid and use more renewable energy.

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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. Achieving our EV vision to have 1.5

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MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

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Regional differences in climate, electric grid burdens, and driving patterns compound to produce significant regional heterogeneity in the GHG benefits of electrification. The results highlight the need for a portfolio of fuel efficient offerings to recognize the heterogeneity of regional climate, electric grid burdens, and driving patterns.

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This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6 GW of wind and solar

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It also says it’s on track to achieve its clean energy goals for all the Upper Midwest states it serves – Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Michigan. Xcel Energy says it will add 600 megawatts (MW) of battery energy storage by 2030. Xcel Energy says it will add 600 megawatts (MW) of battery energy storage by 2030.

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US Army Awards CD Technologies $19M Contract for Development of Large-Format Lithium-ion Batteries

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a $19-million contract for the development of large-format lithium-ion battery systems. C&D’s primary market is standby power, which it services with a range of lead-acid battery systems. C&D’s primary market is standby power, which it services with a range of lead-acid battery systems.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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million through the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance to support projects specifically focused on advanced high-voltage electrolytes for batteries and advanced engine and powertrain technologies to improve vehicle fuel efficiency. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Drive Oregon. Description.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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An expert in power electronic converters, electrical machines, and novel grid components, he spent almost his entire career in academia, conducting research in power electronics. Minker earned a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College , in New York City, in 1949; a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1950; and a Ph.D.

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