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California Governor’s Office releases 2013 ZEV action plan; 1.5M ZEVs on CA roadways by 2025

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Enable universal access to ZEV infrastructure for California drivers. Plan for and integrate peak vehicle demand for electricity into the state’s energy grid. Strengthen connections between research institutions and auto makers to better understand how ZEVs are being used. ? Streamline permitting of hydrogen stations.

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What is V2X?

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Although there have been a number of successful V2X pilots, it is still considered an emerging technology. . These terms designate the different destinations for the electricity drawn from the connected EV battery. This helps balance the grid overall and, where available, takes advantage of flexible energy markets. .

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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market. ChargeForward.

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Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

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Coulomb Technologies, the developer and provider of a family of products and services that provide a plug-in vehicle charging infrastructure ( earlier post ), announced a series of infrastructure wins (two European, one US) in late May and early June. KHLim’s CO 2 neutral area produces its own green energy through wind, heat and solar.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Medium-voltage DC circuit breakers could enable significant improvements in the United States’ electrical system, transforming how electricity is delivered and managed across the entire power grid, as well as critical applications in industry, transportation, and resource production.

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How to Put a Data Center in a Shoebox

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But despite the promise of lower power usage and higher compute density, the technology couldn’t compete with the astounding advance of CMOS scaling under Moore’s Law. Research has continued through the decades, with a superconducting CPU demonstrated by a group at Yokohama National University as recently as 2020.

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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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Opel is developing three battery-electric versions of its Meriva small MPV as research vehicles to participate in the MeRegioMobil research project funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology. Opel will use MeRegioMobil to study new intelligent charging technologies. KIT will use the first electric Meriva.

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