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AmeriPride adds 21 Ford Super Duty service trucks with XL Hybrids electrification solution

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AmeriPride will use the hybrid-electric F-59 trucks for uniform rental and linen supply delivery in North American metropolitan markets including Arizona and Minnesota. The XL3 hybrid system is installed on F-59 trucks in less than six hours.

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Battelle scientists develop demonstration of mileage-based user fee based on smart phone technology

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The Minnesota Road Fee Test (MRFT) is the most extensive road user fee demonstration currently underway in the United States. The MRFT is an extensive demonstration project undertaken in parallel with other Connected Vehicle Programs. At the 18 th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 16-20 Oct. Earlier post.).

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Xcel Terms First Phase of Sodium-Sulfur Battery Wind Energy Storage Test Project Successful

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Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. about 30 miles east of Sioux Falls, S.D. The battery installation is connected to a nearby 11-megawatt wind farm owned by Minwind Energy, LLC.

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Road Test: 2024 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD Prestige

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The GV70’s all-electric range is EPA rated at 236 miles. miles per kilowatt hour over 337 miles. Most owners will opt to install a 240V Level 2 charger at their home that will replenish the battery from 10-percent to 100-percent in about seven hours. The Bluetooth phone connection was for up to two devices.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. million miles of power lines. There are, however, a few potholes that need to be filled to meet the city’s 2030 emission objectives.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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By 2050, as many as 1 million circuit miles of new transmission lines may be needed, with some 140,000 miles required just for the replacement of existing aging transmission lines. The fight over how to fairly implement EV charging networks in Minnesota is another example of the tricky politics PUCs are involved with.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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University of Minnesota. BCT) Metastable Fe-N Anisotropic Nanocomposite Magnet—A Path to Fabricate Rare Earth Free Magnet A joint University of Minnesota and Oak Ridge National. University of Minnesota. Recovery A team of experts from the University of Minnesota will. installed on walls or roof-tops.

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