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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

Green Car Congress

Over the next ten years, Argentina plans to modernize and decarbonize its entire 40,000-mile rail network. OptiFuel’s rail engine solutions are powered by their EPA-certified locomotive CNG/RNG engine rated at 0.00 OptiFuel’s rail engine solutions are powered by their EPA-certified locomotive CNG/RNG engine rated at 0.00

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PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

Green Car Congress

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy. In California 1.4

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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

Green Car Congress

The average American experienced more than eight hours of power interruption in 2020. Whether it’s caused by an earthquake, hurricane, wildfire or simply related to an overload on the power grid, a power outage can have a detrimental impact on homeowners that can last for hours or even days.

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The Birthplace of the AC Grid

Cars That Think

The facility generated three-phase 60 Hz AC electricity—the standard in the United States today—and powered Sacramento businesses such as Buffalo Brewing , as well as the California State Capitol building and the city's streetcars. The Folsom Powerhouse's main building contained four 750-kilowatt generators that were each 2.6

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Four Major Trends in the eMobility Industry in 2021

Driivz

These last-mile vehicles are particularly well suited to electrification because they serve predictable routes and travel fewer than 50 miles a day, well within current battery range. Along with last-mile vehicles, buses can be charged overnight so they are ready to go in the morning. Looking ahead.

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Megawatt Mileage

Plug In Partners

Current batteries for these cars can easily store the energy for driving the national average commute - about 33 miles round trip a day , so the study presumes that drivers would charge up overnight when demand for electricity is much lower. The added electricity would come from a combination of coal-fired and natural gas-fired plants.

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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

Cars That Think

Monique closes her EV’s fueling port and heads onto the highway with enough stored energy to drive 640 kilometers (400 miles). Flow batteries are safe, stable, long-lasting, and easily refilled, qualities that suit them well for balancing the grid, providing uninterrupted power, and backing up sources of electricity.