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Charlotte Douglas International Airport to buy 5 Proterra electric buses; 9th airport

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has agreed to purchase five 35-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and five 125 kW Proterra plug-in charging systems. By planning for scale now, CLT can utilize the charging infrastructure for a range of battery-electric powered service vehicles in the future.

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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

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Stored energy drawn from the electric vehicles’ batteries will help balance the power grid during periods of highest energy demand. The company will also make determinations about how future customer demand response programs around V2G technology might be structured to provide maximum benefits to both customers and the grid.

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US DOE awards EPRI $5.1M for advanced nuclear technology

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million to the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. EPRI) to develop modular-in-chamber electron beam welding capability for a future domestic advanced reactor demonstration project. million to the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $5.1 Successfully demonstrate a 10-foot (3.05-meter)

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Ford Announces New Mustang Appearance Package, Anniversary Event, and Mystery Update

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Ford took a victory lap this week after realizing the Mustang is now the only traditional front-engine, rear-drive, V8-powered American sports coupe that’s still available after 60 years on the market. But it’s likely that Ford will be learning as much about its customers as it will be educating them about future products.

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Asplundh adds medium-duty propane autogas F-650 trucks to fleet

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Currently, Asplundh has two Ford F-650 trucks powered by ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel systems. The most complex unit is a bucket truck equipped with a 58-foot aerial lift that is operating in the Charlotte area, pruning trees away from power lines.

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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 consortium seeks to deliver faster-charging, higher-power, higher-energy batteries that improve upon today’s technology. Zap&Go’s C-Ion cell is intended to combine the power density of supercapacitors and the energy density of rechargeable batteries. —Stephen Voller, CEO and founder of Zap&Go.

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News: AAA Offers Mobile Charging

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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. The Triptik’s needs mobile charging, too.