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Proterra introduces new high power interoperable EV charging technology; J1772- and J3105-compliant, OCPP

Green Car Congress

At the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference, electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced high-power charging options to make a 100% electric bus fleet more easily achievable. North American cities, counties and transit agencies are announcing zero-emission fleet goals.

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Massachusetts should follow Rhode Island to zero-emission electricity

Green Energy Consumers

Rhode Island just passed legislation that requires the state’s electric suppliers to procure 100% renewable electricity by 2033, using the highest quality (“Class I” or “new”) Renewable Energy Certificates.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

It follows the Vision Neue Klasse compact sedan concept unveiled last fall in previewing the Neue Klasse (German for “new class”), named in honor of the family of models from the 1960s that set the template for modern BMWs. “This lowers electricity costs and helps stabilize networks.”

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

It follows the Vision Neue Klasse compact sedan concept unveiled last fall in previewing the Neue Klasse (German for “new class”), named in honor of the family of models from the 1960s that set the template for modern BMWs. “This lowers electricity costs and helps stabilize networks.”

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SpaceX’s sootiest Falcon 9 booster yet returns to port after record reuse

Teslarati

” Relative to the Space Shuttle, the only other operational orbital-class reusable rocket in history, 10 flights with little to no refurbishment would be an extraordinary achievement. .]” Falcon 9 booster B1051’s titanium grid fins have developed a rainbow patina over ten hypersonic reentries. Richard Angle).

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

Cars That Think

Her team collaborated with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), an organization that couples tourism with humanitarian technology to provide solar energy in off-grid communities. More than 200 children attend class there, and some even live there because their home was destroyed by the earthquake, or their parents died in the disaster.

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A123 Venture Technologies to collaborate with SolidEnergy on safer, high-energy battery chemistry; potentially up to ~800 Wh/kg

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SolidEnergy, founded in 2012, decided to partner with A123 Venture Technologies for its world-class labs, innovation and rapid scale-up experience, and battery design expertise.

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