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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Palo Alto’s government has set a very aggressive Sustainability and Climate Action Plan with a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below the 1990 level by the year 2030.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Salvaged mining waste also sequesters CO 2 Phoenix Tailings’ senior research scientist Rita Silbernagel explains how mining waste contains useful metals and rare earth elements and can also be used as a place to store carbon dioxide. Phoenix Tailings —a startup based in Woburn, Mass.—extracts

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles is an important component of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change. Public transit buses are also steadily electrifying, led by California, New York City and the Washington, DC area as well as cities like Pittsburgh and Phoenix.

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Renault-Nissan Alliances Forms EV Partnership in Phoenix Metro Area; Beginning of a Phoenix-Tucson EV Charging Corridor

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Nissan and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), which represents the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan region, are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Phoenix is about 116 miles (187 km) from Tucson via the 10.). ECOtality Inc.

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

By “ utility interactive&# they mean what’s commonly called grid-tied solar. That’s a PV system that’s connected to the same electric grid you currently get your electricity from. You can add a battery back up system to your grid-tied solar system but most folks don’t choose to do so.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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Now, connect those vehicles in an Internet-like web and you can greatly enhance the ability of people to move through cities, find places to park and connect to their social and business networks," Larry Burns, GMs vice president of R&D and strategic planning, said in a statement. I couldnt use it for 9 months out of the year.

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