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XPeng unveils slate of new technologies: ADAS, flying car, supercharging, robotics

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To deliver this goal, XPeng will introduce China’s first 800V high-voltage mass-production SiC platform, with new-generation “X-Power” superchargers able to charge for a range of up to 200 km in just 5 minutes. Supporting this supercharging network, XPeng will also launch power storage facilities in both piles and mobile vehicles.

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Sumitomo installs first large-scale power system using used EV batteries

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Sumitomo Corporation has developed and installed the first large-scale power storage system which utilizes used batteries collected from electric vehicles. This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osaka, will begin operating in February 2014. Earlier post.)

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Enabling Electric Vehicle Charging in Condominiums

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80% of EV charging takes place at work or home. However, while installing a charging station at your house is fairly simple, doing so in condominiums can be more tricky. It’s simple: If you live in the condo and own an EV, having an EV charger on-site will allow you to charge up your car at home for utmost convenience.

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Smart Charging Electric Vehicles and the Flexibility Market

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Smart energy management intelligently manages the energy chain to integrate batteries and renewables while managing energy demand response; while it can include vehicle-to-grid ( V2G) charging or V2 campus charging, it can also be single direction, grid-to-vehicle (G2V) charging. The Role of Smart EV Charging.

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Toshiba’s SCiB battery for the Fit EV

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The SCiB cells use lithium titanate oxide in the battery anode, enabling rapid charge times and a long battery life, with stable power discharge in a wide range of environments. The SCiB charges in about half the time of a typical Li-ion battery, Toshiba says. times that of other Li-ion batteries.

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The battery storage system electrified by BMW i is sized so it can be placed in the basement or the garage of a detached house, where the stored energy can either be used for electrically-operated devices in the home or for charging the battery of an electric car.

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INEES report shows intelligent integration of EVs reduces power fluctuations, but not currently economically viable

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Pooling batteries of electric vehicles offers a power storage capability of significant size suitable for mass consumption, which can compensate for fluctuations in the power grid. The vehicles could store excess electricity as well as put surplus energy back into the power grid. Volkswagen AG equipped 20 e-up!