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EVgo fast-charge network commits to 100 percent renewable power

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If electric cars are supposed to clean up the environment and reduce global warming—and they are—EV drivers would like to rely on 100 percent renewable energy to do charge. And charging networks are striving to provide it.

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U-Haul buys 1M gallons of renewable propane for autogas locations in SoCal

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U-Haul has purchased its first million gallons of renewable propane, which is available to customers at U-Haul autogas facilities across Southern California. Suburban Propane also recently invested in renewable DME provider Oberon Fuels. to supply the fuel. Earlier post.). —John Barnett, U-Haul propane program manager.

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Volta/Imogen collaboration awarded $12M in ARPA-E funding to commercialize next-generation fast charging technology

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Volta, an electric vehicle (EV) charging and media company, announced that a project application it collaborated on with Imagen Energy, a developer of compact high-power EV chargers, was awarded a $12-million grant from the US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Earlier post.).

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Liacon introduces new 12V Group 31 LFP battery with a 4000+ cycle life

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Delivery fleets, marine vessels, recreational vehicles, renewable energy storage, and construction equipment all use this standard. Group 31 lead acid charging infrastructure doesn’t need to change. Group 31 batteries are one of the highest selling in the market. Lead acid batteries typically get 200-400 cycles before they fail.

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NREL review explores potential value of EV managed charging for realizing effective vehicle-grid integration

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A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has completed a literature review on the potential value of EV managed charging. The simplest form of EV managed charging is time-of-use pricing that offers lower electricity rates to charge during off-peak periods. Anwar et al.

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Tesla launches efforts to stop CA’s solar tax, which Musk dubs as “anti-environment”

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According to Tesla, California’s proposed rules would adversely affect the adoption of sustainable solutions, as it would disincentivize homeowners from adopting renewable energy systems like residential solar. Elon Musk slams California’s $8 per kW monthly utility charge plan for solar owners. proposal could click here. .

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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has launched a new €300-million program for the construction of EV charging stations. We build the charging infrastructure where it is needed in everyday life and that is with the people “on site”—at supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, swimming pools or sports fields.

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