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Here’s how California seeks to cut the cost of home EV charging

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Spikes in electricity rates can raise the cost of charging an EV at home, but California has a solution. That would keep utilities’ revenue consistent while maintaining lower overall home-charging costs for EV owners. EVs are sold in California, so it’s a very important matter for U.S. adoption as a whole.

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DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

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Annual fuel cost estimates are based on combined city/highway fuel economy, 15,000 annual miles, and the following fuel prices: $2.55 per gallon currently in the San Diego region, and EV charging rates (SDG&E) ranging from $0.09/kWh regular gasoline; $3.00 premium gasoline; $2.85 diesel; and $0.13 kWh up to $0.26/kWh

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Chevron partners with Clean Energy On Adopt-A-Port initiative to supply renewable natural gas for port trucks

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Chevron’s funding will allow truck operators to subsidize the cost of buying new RNG-powered trucks. For its part, Chevron will provide funding for Adopt-a-Port and supply RNG to Clean Energy stations near the ports. Clean Energy, meanwhile, will manage the program, including offering fueling services for qualified truck operators.

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FERC approves CPUC settlement agreement with Dynegy/NRG; $100M EV charging infrastructure for California

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now wholly owned by NRG), for costs of long-term power contracts signed in March 2001. NRG will also install infrastructure for plug-in units, or “make-readies”, at multi-family housing, workplaces, and public interest sites, which will over time support the installation of Level 1 and Level 2 chargers from all charging companies.

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CPUC approves SDG&E pilot EV grid integration project; 3,500 charging stations at 350 sites, dynamic pricing

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The program features dynamic pricing—a time-variant rate—that creates incentives for charging when renewable energy is most available. The CPUC decision comes two weeks after a separate CPUC decision to approve a proposal from Southern California Edison to deploy 1,500 charging stations across its territory. Earlier post.).

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UCSD, South 8 team report improved liquefied-gas electrolytes for Li-metal batteries

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The research, published in the journal Joule , builds on innovations first reported in Science in 2017 by the same research group at the University of California San Diego and the university spinout South 8 Technologies. for 500 charge cycles at room temperature. —Yang et al. This is up from the 97.5% At minus 60 ?C,

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

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Charged : We’ve been covering your company for several years. What did you tell the folks in Sacramento?

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