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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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A novel finding of our work, enabled by our high resolution simulation, is that electrification may increase deadheading for TNCs [transportation network companies] due to additional travel to and from charging stations. This extra vehicle travel increases estimated congestion, crash risk, and noise externalities by 2–3% (2–3¢ per trip).

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

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Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? of what the U.S.

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Leclanché expands marine electrification solution to include fast charger for ports, harbors and vessels; Damen 1st adopter

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Expanding its portfolio of solutions for the marine electrification industry, Leclanché is introducing a new “ports and harbor” infrastructure solution enabling hybrid and fully electric vessels to fast charge when returning to port. The agreement with Leclanché’s Stationary Solutions group provides the complete recharging infrastructure.

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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017.

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Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

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Required fleet size by battery range and charging network. We found plenty of times during the day when a portion of taxis could slip off to recharge, even if just for a few minutes. It is dependent on having a fairly dense charging network. This greatly reduces the need to have a big battery and therefore drives down cost.

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IBM and ZSE team on Central European e-mobility project; “green highway”

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IBM is working with ZSE on the charging stations between Vienna and Bratislava s part of the VIBRATe e-mobility project. This highway will interconnect the two cities with a network of public charging stations for electric vehicles. Click to enlarge. IBM has teamed with Západoslovenská energetika, a.s. —ZSE.

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Ricardo, National Grid study explores market potential for grid-balancing services for plug-in vehicles

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The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB).

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