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California faces worsening grid challenges on Monday and Tuesday; CAISO calls for even greater reductions in electricity use

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when they are urged to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using major appliances, turn off all unnecessary lights and avoid charging electric vehicles. Consumer and commercial demand response, including Flex Alerts, has been helping to extend tight resources at critical hours so far this week.

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Greenlots and Volvo Trucks partner on first installation of chargers for Volvo LIGHTS electrified trucking project

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Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group and a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has installed charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks as part of its ongoing partnership with Volvo Trucks.

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IVECO signs MoU with Enel X to develop e-mobility for commercial vehicles in Europe

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Under the terms of the non-binding MoU, IVECO and Enel X plan to explore a possible collaboration that will unlock the potential of e-mobility for commercial vehicles in Europe, with a focus on light commercial vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and buses. smart charging and V2G, Vehicle-to-Grid).

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Ashok Leyland to launch first electric light commercial vehicle in India 

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Ashok Leyland to launch first electric light commercial vehicle in India . The chairman already said that the company will focus on buses and light vehicles in the EV space and will not venture into electric cars. Hinduja group’s Switch Mobility Automotive Limited will bring in its electric commercial vehicles into India.

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DOE awards $22.1M to 10 nuclear technology projects including clean hydrogen production

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This project will complete key engineering design and demonstration tests to enable cost-competitive, carbon-neutral production of synthetic jet fuel and diesel using nuclear energy from existing light water reactors. 3M Company will develop an isotope recovery process to enable commercial deployment of molten salt reactors.

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Volvo LIGHTS team helps facilitate authorization for public MDHD EV charging stations in California

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Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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