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PG&E launches new $130M program to accelerate EV adoption in Northern and Central California; 7,500 chargers

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Partnering with business customers and EV charging companies, PG&E will install 7,500 EV chargers at condominiums, apartment buildings and workplaces across Northern and Central California, including at sites in disadvantaged communities. One in five electric vehicles in the United States plug into PG&E’s clean energy grid.

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California Governor’s Office releases 2013 ZEV action plan; 1.5M ZEVs on CA roadways by 2025

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The action plan—which will be adjusted over time to address changing market conditions—is the product of an interagency working group led by the Governor’s Office that includes several state agencies and associated entities and builds upon significant work already undertaken by these agencies. Reduce operating costs for ZEVs.

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BMW begins Phase 2 of ChargeForward Program with PG&E to study advanced electric vehicle charging; results from Phase 1

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Building on the functionality tested in the first phase of the BMW ChargeForward initiative, the new phase will explore the ability to optimize charging events, whether the vehicle is charging at home or on the go. If a customer does not opt-out, the vehicle charging can be shifted to meet the needs of the energy grid.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. BREAKERS projects include: Drexel University, Ultra-Efficient Intelligent MVDC Hybrid Circuit Breaker – $4,413,913.

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How to Put a Data Center in a Shoebox

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The amount of computing resources used to train the largest AI models has been doubling roughly every 6 months for more than the past decade. At this rate, by 2030 training a single artificial-intelligence model would take one hundred times as much computing resources as the combined annual resources of the current top ten supercomputers.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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How do EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management Work? Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets. Smart EV Charging in Commercial and Industrial Buildings. What is the Flexibility Market for Energy? . Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). What is Smart Energy Management for EV Charging?

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. Mike Love of Toyota is at the podium at a meeting of the California Air Resources Board, with chair Mary D. Nichols projected on the screen, in Los Angeles Thursday, Jan.

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