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Tesla launches large-scale Virtual Power Plant (VPP) at Puerto Rico

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The VPP has notable benefits, as it helps support Puerto Rico’s power grid while providing compensation for homeowners participating in the program. As noted by Tesla, the Puerto Rico VPP has the potential to become the world’s largest Virtual Power Plant to date with about 74,000 Powerwall owners.

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The Birthplace of the AC Grid

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Folsom Powerhouse , in California, became the first facility to send high-voltage alternating current over long-distance transmission lines. It brought electricity to Sacramento over a 35-kilometer-long distribution line using newly invented AC generators and hydroelectric power. That changed in 1895. On 13 July of that year, the.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Frank (email: afrank@efficientdrivetrains.com) Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis.

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Four Major Trends in the eMobility Industry in 2021

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The US federal government offers up to $7,500 in tax credits for qualifying plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), and California announced a $3.9 In the US, California intends to end the sale of ICE passenger cars in 2035. That sounds good, but the chargers are distributed very unevenly across the country, with most in California.

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When (and How) Should You Use a DC EV Charger?

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AC is the type of electricity that flows through power grids and into homes and businesses, including to power EV chargers. AC can be thought of as "low and slow" charging, while DC is very fast and powerful. In this blog, we took a deep dive into DCFC stations. DC is the type stored in batteries.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electrifying School Buses

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Also, the majority of these vehicles sit unused during the summer when electricity demands are often the highest and take the greatest toll on the power grid. This makes them perfect targets for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration. . Unless classes have field trips, the buses sit unus during the school day or after kids go home.

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