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Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

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During low-demand/low-cost periods you can use grid energy to charge onsite batteries cheaply, or direct energy from solar panels to your batteries when the sun is shining. At the same time, more EV charger manufacturers will bring V2G-capable equipment to market, helping to lower costs.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy.

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Video Friday: Turkey Sandwich

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Engineers at Georgia Tech are the first to study the mechanics of springtails, which leap in the water to avoid predators. The team used the findings to build penny-sized jumping robots. Georgia Tech ] Thanks, Jason! River Lab ] This video may encourage you to buy a drone. Paper ] Thanks, Nathanaƫl! Charm Lab ] SLURP!

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DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

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The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.