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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

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FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. Freewire says it is developing a 120 kW fast charging solution that will add 480 miles of range in 1 hour. BP’s venturing business invested $5 million in FreeWire earlier this year.

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The Birthplace of the AC Grid

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The river runs from the Sierra Nevada mountains to downtown Sacramento, where it connects to the Sacramento River. The facility was acquired in 1902 by California Gas and Electric, headquartered in San Francisco, and three years later became part of. In 1862, he and his sons, Horatio Putnam and Charles Edward, bought.

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Acura reveals Gen2 autonomous driving development vehicle

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The vehicle will be tested by Honda Research Institute USA at GoMentum Station, a 5,000-acre automated and connected vehicle proving ground in the San Francisco Bay Area. This testing program is aligned with the company’s goal to introduce automated driving technologies around 2020.

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Honda begins testing of automated vehicle technology at “GoMentum Station”

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Honda has begun testing of its automated and connected vehicle technology at the Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Honda is building its automated and connected car technology portfolio, while bringing industry-leading capabilities to current generation vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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San Francisco and Los Angeles) that are less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart. How could it be that the home of Silicon Valley and JPL.would build a bullet train that is both one of the most expensive per mile and one of the slowest in the world? Power from the grid is needed when solar power is not available.

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OnStar Leverages Google Android and Maps Technology for Chevrolet Volt Mobile Applications

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OnStar is leveraging Google technology to develop a number of new mobile application features to provide Volt customers with the most connected vehicle experience possible. Ability to manually set grid-friendly charge mode for off-peak times when electricity rates are lowest. What we’re talking about today is only the beginning.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

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The general principle for bidirectional charging is EVs can either feed power from a charged vehicle back into the house (vehicle-to-home or V2H) or interact with the electric grid itself (vehicle-to-grid or V2G). Maybe it's not out of necessity that you don't have access to the grid,” Andersen says. feet) of torque.

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