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TWAICE battery analytics platform promises enormously valuable insights at every point in a battery’s lifecycle

Charged EVs

Charged spoke with co-founder Michael Baumann about the many applications of his company’s battery analytics platform. Charged : Tell us about the origins of the company. Charged : What exactly is the product? Charged : Taking a step back, how do you get the core data? Michael Baumann: That’s a very good question.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge. takes time to build this new market and re-coup their investment.

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