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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

When regenerative braking is selected, when I take my foot off the accelerator, the motor acts as a brake to slow the vehicle down, converting kinetic energy into electrons which flow back into the battery. I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels.

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

Cars That Think

But these generators convert heat to electricity at roughly 7.5 NASA Glenn Research Center , in Cleveland, are investigating whether this approach could one day provide enough power to operate small robotic probes on the surface of Mars, for example. percent efficiency. One promising alternative is.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Green Car Congress

Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000. Hydrogen Based Power Grid Support Using ElectrolyzeRs with Value Stacking (HYPER-V), $250,000. High-Power Oak Ridge Converter (ORC) for Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) Applications, $750,000. Honeywell (Plymouth, Minnesota).

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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