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Azure Dynamics announces sales of 29 Transit Connect Electrics

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The Transit Connect Electric utilizes a lithium-ion battery pack from Johnson Controls to achieve a range of 50 to 80 miles depending on auxiliary usage and drive cycle and is rechargeable using either a 240-volt or standard 120-volt outlet. National Renewable Energy Lab through Phil Long Ford in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Cummins Demonstrates Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power System

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The hybrid power electronics provide dynamic load sharing between the SOFC and a battery pack. It intelligently controls charging of the energy storage system by regulating the power output of the SOFC sub-system and dynamically distributing loads between the fuel cell and stored energy.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. Further, the system was designed for one-way power, not for distributed renewable-energy devices sending power back into the system.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., There were two Level 2 charging stations about six blocks away in a grocery store parking lot, but that was not a convenient or reliable option. And where they do exist, the ports are often at luxury apartments, which is true in Minneapolis.