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The City of Porterville Partners with EV Connect to Deploy EV Charging

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Located in the San Joaquin Valley, with Fresno to the north and Bakersfield to the south, the City of Porterville, California, serves as a gateway to Sequoia National Forest, Giant Sequoia National Monument, Kings Canyon National Park, and as a vital pit stop for travelers along the Great Western Divide Highway.

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More Tesla stationary ESS partnerships: Cargill and PG&E, LichtBlick

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Cargill is collaborating with Tesla and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to install a 1 MWh Tesla energy storage product at the company’s Fresno, California beef processing facility. Using its SchwarmDirigent IT platform, the company links decentralized producers and storage systems and connects them to the energy markets. Earlier post.).

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Cal Energy Commission approves ~$9M for DC fast chargers; $12.6M for NGV incentives

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EV Connect Inc.; This funding will help reduce the current wait list as well as fund future applications. California State University, Fresno Foundation, and Cleantech San Diego Association. The grants went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.; NRG EV Services LLC; and Recargo, Inc.—which Zero net energy.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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Berkeley will have a higher percentage than Fresno—it will not be unlikely for 3-5 PEVs to show up on one neighborhood circuit in Berkeley, overwhelming the local circuit, and leading to blackouts, he said. “ The results would be pretty dramatic and pretty negative.” of automotive software and hardware.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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These focus areas have overlapping and competing interests that will require careful coordination in the State’s future policies and strategies. For example, much of the transportation sector is expected to be electrified in the future. Agriculture. Waste Management. Natural and Working Lands. —Discussion Draft. Next steps.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. For the future, Renault is working on development of exchangeable batteries for continuous mobility. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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