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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVs–things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

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United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm went on a four-day, 600+ mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. The distance itself between Charlotte and Memphis is not that far. There were some combustion-powered cars in the entourage as well, but zero Teslas.

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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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Zap&Go’s C-Ion cell is intended to combine the power density of supercapacitors and the energy density of rechargeable batteries. Zap&Go Ltd is a technology company based at the Harwell Research Campus, Oxford with a US office in Charlotte, NC. —Stephen Voller, CEO and founder of Zap&Go.

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UPA installs 500 kWh containerized Li-ion system from BYD for grid storage

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The 40-foot unit is located in south Charlotte and has several BYD-vertically integrated components including a 200 kW bi-directional, UL-compliant BYD inverter with BYD’s 500 kWh Iron Phosphate battery. Expected service life of the Iron-Phosphate batteries is more than 25 years. —a new benchmark for the ESS industry, according to BYD.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

Baua Electric

That’s been the thinking of leaders from developed countries, who’ve been seeking ways to China-proof the market for lithium , the light metal that’s essential for high-performance rechargeable power packs. the Charlotte, North Carolina-based miner whose processing plant Yellen visited during her trip to Chile. Take Albemarle Corp.,

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Re-charging at Ufford Park

EV Driver

Similarly, EV drivers now choose Ufford Park for their golfing, lunches, coffee and general leisure, as they know they can recharge their car whilst they themselves recharge on the golf course, spa or restaurant. Interview by Charlotte Dautzenberg Naturally this increases our trade at the same time.

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Chrysler providing 10 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups to MBTA as part of demo project

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and Charlotte, N.C. million from Chrysler Group LLC, was designed to develop vehicles that will be cost efficient for consumers, satisfy safety concerns of daily travel without recharging and help reduce dependence on foreign oil. Chrysler Group LLC has delivered Ram 1500 PHEV trucks to the city of Yuma, Ariz., Albany, N.Y.,

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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

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and a leading global supplier of microporous separators used in primary and secondary (rechargeable) lithium-ion batteries, recently submitted an application for grant funding under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Electric Drive Vehicle (EDV) Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000026).

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