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Ricardo supporting Active Response trial to unlock grid capacity for electric vehicles

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Ricardo is supporting a trial run by UK Power Networks into using smart grid technology to unlock spare capacity for increased electric vehicle use—maximizing the power available from existing infrastructure while avoiding costly network reinforcement or substation replacement. By 2030 it is anticipated that there will be up to 1.9

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First electric Urban Air Port secures UK government backing; eVTOL hub

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Air-One is a world-first fully-operational hub for future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft—such as cargo drones and air taxis—to be launched in Coventry (UK) later this year. Urban Air Port develops fully autonomous innovative zero emission infrastructure for future air mobility.

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SAE publishes J2954 Recommended Practice (RP) enabling wireless charging to 11 kW

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The GA contains a grid-connected Power Factor Correction (PFC) converter, followed by a DC-AC inverter, a filter and impedance matching network (IMN) connected to the GA coil. Thus, it enables customers and taxi fleets a way to charge without the need for human interaction. —SAE J2954. Click to enlarge.

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Scalability Is a Leading Challenge Facing the EV Charging Ecosystem Today

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With a flexible back-end system that also supports open standards for grid and intra-network connectivity and APIs for legacy applications, EVSPs can support multiple types of locations and business models. Wrapping Things Up: Addressing Grid Challenges with Energy Management. A Word About Charger Uptime.

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CARB approves Electrify America’s second $200M investment in California

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Electrify America also will invest in DCFC stations specifically targeting shared mobility drivers: car share, taxis, and transportation networking company (TNC) drivers. This will include building new sites connecting regional destinations, such as supporting travel to the Sierra Mountain communities and destinations like Lake Havasu.

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Electrify America announces $200M Cycle 2 zero emission vehicle investment plan for California

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Electrify America also will invest in DCFC stations specifically targeting shared mobility drivers: car share, taxis and transportation networking company (TNC) drivers. This will include building new sites connecting regional destinations, such as supporting travel to the Sierra Mountain communities and destinations like Lake Havasu.

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Siemens developing intelligent algorithm to predict availability of carsharing vehicles; more effective inter-modal planning

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The forecasting tool will be incorporated into the integrated SiMobility Connect mobility platform, which links carsharing firms, public transport companies, taxis, and bike-rental services. In order to manage this huge amount of data, the researchers divide the area for which forecasts are to be made into individual grid cells.

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