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Recharging With Food, Electricity, & EV Advocacy — Options Growing

CleanTechnica EVs

Probably not, but for electric vehicle owners who like fast food, it appears that you will be able to recharge the car and recharge the body at Red Roosters, Foodiary (Ampol), and Hungry Jacks. Olivers has Tesla chargers at some locations and great organic food — some feel […].

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Organic cathode material for high-capacity Li-ion battery with fast charge and discharge

Green Car Congress

Extended charge?discharge Organic materials for batteries have received much attention because of their beneficial properties such as light weight, flexibility and availability from easily accessible natural sources. Versatility of chemical structures is a benefit of functional materials based on organic molecules.

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Volvo LIGHTS team helps facilitate authorization for public MDHD EV charging stations in California

Green Car Congress

Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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USC team develops novel organic redox flow battery for large-scale energy storage

Green Car Congress

Scientists at USC have developed a novel water-based Organic Redox Flow Battery (ORBAT) for lower cost, long lasting large-scale energy storage. ORBAT employs two different water-soluble organic redox couples on the positive and negative side of a flow battery. We have termed this battery an Organic Redox Flow Battery (ORBAT).

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WiTricity acquires Qualcomm Halo; unifying technology platforms for wireless EV charging

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certain technology platform and IP assets, which will bring more than 1,500 patents and patent applications related to wireless charging that WiTricity will own or control. In 2011, Qualcomm had acquired the technology and other assets of HaloIPT, a leading provider of wireless charging technology for electric road vehicles.

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Vitol and BYD commit $250M to a new Green Mobility service

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Vitol, the world’s largest independent trader of energy, and BYD, a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, rechargeable battery and energy storage systems, formed a partnership to provide fleet mobility as a service in select markets worldwide.

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ANSI releases for public comment draft roadmap of standards and codes for EVs at scale

Green Car Congress

It also proposes prioritized timeframes for when standardization work should occur and standards developing organizations (SDOs) or others that may be able to lead such work. This might include, for example, comments on the document’s organization, or issues not addressed. Medium- and heavy-duty EVs are also covered.

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