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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

Green Car Congress

As part of the pilot program, Duke Energy will enroll up to 100 customers who lease electric vehicles including the Ford F-150 Lightning. Stored energy drawn from the electric vehicles’ batteries will help balance the power grid during periods of highest energy demand. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 2.1

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Zap&Go bringing C-Ion technology to Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium as part of ?246M Faraday Battery Challenge

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The project is part of the UK Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge, a £246-million (US$326-million) commitment to battery development for the electric vehicle market. The consortium seeks to deliver faster-charging, higher-power, higher-energy batteries that improve upon today’s technology.

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News: AAA Offers Mobile Charging

Clean Fleet Report

The pilot program offers mobile charging for free to AAA members in San Francisco, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Orlando, Nashville, Charlotte, Denver, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Avon, Peabody and West Springfield, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, and Bend and Portland, Oregon. Clean Fleet Report agrees completely.

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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In a new research brief , Pike Research forecasts that wireless charging equipment for light duty plug-in vehicle sales will grow by a CAGR of 91% from 2013 to 2020, as wireless systems move from a retrofit technology to an integrated part of new EVs, reaching annual sales of 283,000 units in 2020.

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Lithium Technology Corporation enters strategic alliance and investment agreement with FN Group for large format Li-ion packs for automotive applications

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As part of this program FN Research will supply its proprietary battery management system as well as its proprietary electric and hybrid electric drive train. LTC intends to supply battery cells to a range of electrically-powered vehicles.

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Gadget’s New World

Revenge of the Electric Car

The blaze took away some of Gadget’s most prized work, including a super sleek electric powered Silver Porsche which featured at PlugInAmerica’s Sept 08 gala fundraiser alongside the Tesla Roadster and GM’s Volt prototype. Late last year, Gadget’s workshop was destroyed in a fire.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

Baua Electric

The power surged and then seemed to falter, and the plane became worryingly quiet. Images of catastrophic scenarios — birds, engine failure, parts falling off, total systemic breakdown — pinballed through the passengers’ imaginations as the plane seemed to struggle to find its equilibrium. Is this part of the course?”

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