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UPS/Greenbiz study identifies motivators and barriers to electric fleets

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Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs.

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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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MIT study concludes V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could offer lower total operating cost than conventional diesel fleet

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A new study by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), concludes that electric commercial vehicles can cost 9 to 12% less to operate than trucks powered by diesel engines when used to make deliveries on an everyday basis in big cities and when V2G (vehicle-to-grid) revenue is incorporated. Resources. Los Rios, J.

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

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CEO Elon Musk even indicated that SpaceX may intentionally fly Falcon 9’s fleet-leader (B1051, in this case) until something on the booster fails during a launch or landing. Falcon 9 booster B1051’s titanium grid fins have developed a rainbow patina over ten hypersonic reentries.

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

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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. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

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Schneider Electric’s EV charging solutions will include Square D smart charging stations and smart grid technology. Intelligent communication and smart grid integration capabilities will be offered in advanced versions. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

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The agency also recently presented a series of webinars on electrification for fleet operators. The anti-EV crowd is fond of saying that EVs are going to “crash the grid.” So it becomes a long time before it starts to tax the grid. So it becomes a long time before it starts to tax the grid. Is that a problem?

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