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U. Delaware and NRG Energy vehicle-to-grid project selling power to PJM

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A vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy has begun selling power to PJM Interconnection for the power grid. Since then, the project has been selling power services from a fleet of EVs to PJM, whose territory has 60 million people in the 13 mid-Atlantic states. Earlier post.).

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Want To Lease A 2009 MINI E? If You Live In Delaware, You Can

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One of the earliest electric-car prototype test fleets of the modern day was made up of several hundred MINI E two-seaters, which hit U.S. MINI E drivers who loved driving electric--which is to say, many of them--were offered replacement BMW ActiveE electric cars, and the electric MINIs were taken.'

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AC Propulsion sends eBox EV to Denmark for V2G research focused on buffering intermittent renewable energy

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The University of Delaware (UD) has developed communication and control systems for V2G technology and has had good results on the US grid. With V2G, for example, a fleet of EVs plugged in to the grid could balance the variable ups and downs of power generated from the wind.

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SCAQMD awards AC Propulsion $300K grant for 3 electric service van conversions

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AC Propulsion will launch the conversion program by developing the electric propulsion system and conversion process for the full-size vans that are used by service fleets nationwide. an automobile conversion company out of New Castle, Delaware. AC Propulsion was awarded the $300,000 grant out of a total program budget of $750,000.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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But in places like Delaware or in PJM territory, which covers a very large percentage of the US population, this is getting implemented right now. Gregory Poilasne: We have an AC charging station that we rolled out that came from our relationship with the University of Delaware. In Denmark, we’ve done all those light-duty fleets.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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The report also highlights efforts in Delaware, New Jersey, Texas and other states to advance fuel cell technologies. In Spartanburg, SC, BMW’s production facility now hosts the world’s largest fuel cell material handling fleet to date. For example, San Diego has installed 2.4

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

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Charging-as-a-service is a popular option for fleet operators who want to focus on their core businesses and let experts handle the charging infrastructure. Zeem’s fleet-as-a-service model adds vehicle leasing and ancillary services to the equation. How many vehicles in your fleet? So we started focusing on the services.