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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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At the upcoming workshop, ARB staff will discuss preliminary concepts developed since the first workshop in April 2016. Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use. Current control measure concepts also include transitioning California’s TRU fleet to zero-emission technology.

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Cal Energy Commission awards $1.5M to Berkeley to advance open-source advanced smart charging technology; OpenVBOSS

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Additional project considerations will be included for assessing system-wide benefits of PEV charge control in a 2015-2030 scenario and mechanisms for returning grid values back to users based on overall grid and system benefits calculations.

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Audi and Partners Launch Plug-in Fleet Pilot Project in Munich Region with A1 e-tron

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It will address a number of issues from the data transfer between the driver, vehicle and electric filling station to the power grid. The device will thoroughly document their mobility behavior—from their use of bicycles to the electric cars and from conventional cars to buses and trains.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it? Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH.

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