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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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At the Zwickau vehicle plant, Volkswagen commissioned the first fast-charging park in Saxony supplied with energy largely from a power storage container (PSC). The PSC is an electricity storage unit and consists of 96 cell modules with a net capacity of 570 kWh. Residential areas are one example of where this could be used.

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Sanyo to Begin Mass Production of Li-ion Systems for Power Storage and Light Electric Vehicle Applications

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Sanyo Li-ion systems for power storage (left) and light electric vehicle (right) applications. The Standard Battery System for Electric Motors (EVB-101) can be used to power light electric vehicles that are in the R&D or small-scale mass production stages. Click to enlarge. Sanyo Electric Co., Sanyo Li-ion Systems.

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Nissan testing LEAF as electrical power storage and supply for office buildings; LEAF-to-Building a development of LEAF-to-Home

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Vehicle-To-Building” allows up to six Nissan LEAF EVs to be connected to a building’s power distribution board. Charging is phased during the day so at peak hours, when electricity is most expensive, the building draws power from the cars. When electricity is cheaper it flows the other way.

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Mitsubishi Electric’s new energy-management technology optimizes EVs as storage batteries; tests in China

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Energy-management system for power generation and power storage. Mitsubishi Electric’s new solution uses a multi-directional power conditioning. Further, by combining the technology with the company’s energy management systems it expects to continuously expand its energy related business.

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Testing EV power for homes

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The descriptive article GM and PG&E to test how EVs can power homes during blackouts provides several jumping-off points for your independent investigation. The average 250-mile range battery packs for EVs today have the capacity to power a household when the power grid fails.

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CODA Automotive Battery Joint Venture Secures $394M of Committed Capital for Expansion

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The capital will enable the company to rapidly industrialize the all-electric CODA car’s power system for commercial volume production and support its ability to mass manufacture transportation and utility power storage battery systems. Earlier post.

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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.