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TEPCO and Toyota develop stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

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(TEPCO HD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have developed a stationary storage battery system (1 MW output, 3 MWh capacity) that combines TEPCO’s operating technology and safety standards for stationary storage batteries and Toyota’s system technology for electrified vehicle storage batteries.

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EVR Motors partners with EKA Mobility to provide advanced lightweight electric motors for e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles in India

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Israeli startup EVR Motors has partnered with India’s EKA Mobility, an electric vehicles and technology company, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Industries Limited, to design small, lightweight electric motors for their e-buses and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) in India. EVR will support the setup of EKA’s assembly line.

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New Jersey resuscitates offshore wind with two new projects

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Photo: Ocean Wind 1 Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind last year, but the state just added 3.7 New Jersey was expected to announce another offshore wind solicitation at the beginning of 2024, and it’s delivered. GW of new projects to its pipeline.

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New electric MINI Countryman E to begin production in November in Germany

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The battery capacity is 64.7 This includes dispensing with all decorative elements in the exterior and interior and manufacturing the cast light-alloy wheels from up to 70% secondary aluminum. This could generate more than 20 GWh of electricity from wind energy per year.

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Canoo, DoD Defense Innovation Unit expand partnership to develop new high-power battery pack further

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The company says it has leveraged it advanced commercial battery and integration expertise to deliver to the Department of Defense partners a technologically advanced battery pack that can be scaled for use on operational military platforms and will set the stage for standardization of energy dense lithium batteries for the US Navy.

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Kia 2023 EV6 to start at $48,500

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With strong sales and continued customer demand, the Wind RWD becomes the base EV6 for the 2023 model year, replacing the Light RWD (2022 MSRP $41,400). The 2023 pricing reflects a $1,000 MSRP increase over the 2022 EV6 Wind. kWh battery pack with a 168 kW rear motor; dual-motor e-WD models features the 77.4 225 hp / RWD.

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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project

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Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. The project pairs a 186-megawatt (MW) solar farm with 115 MW/169 MWh battery storage. GW of wind and solar plus over 1 GW of grid-scale storage.

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