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JUNE 19, 2015

made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. Nissan is utilizing a number of proven forms of sustainable energy generation to help minimize its corporate carbon footprint.

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MARCH 22, 2023

DeepDrive has developed a cost- and resource-efficient dual-rotor motor, extending the range of electric vehicles. Other investors include UVC Partners, Bayern Kapital with Wachstumsfonds Bayern, and Continental’s Corporate Venture Capital Unit. They enable the next generation of efficient and resource-saving electric vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

and Sumitomo Corporation announced an agreement to diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. Rare earth magnets are key inputs to electrification and advanced technologies including electric vehicles, wind turbines, and various electronic devices. US-based MP Materials Corp.

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Plug N Drive

MAY 1, 2024

As announced today during the keynote address at Electric Autonomy’s EV and Charging Expo 2024 , the Public consultations on the new Electric Vehicle Charger Discount Rate will be opened this month by the Ontario Energy Board with a target implementation date for the new rate of January 1, 2026.

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JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and energy technologies, such as rare-earth elements used to manufacture high-strength magnets for offshore wind-turbine generators and lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. 525 Solutions, Inc.;

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AUGUST 20, 2019

UL announced that 4R Energy Corporation, a joint venture of Nissan Motors and Sumitomo Corporation focusing on the effective reuse of EV batteries for energy storage systems, is the first organization worldwide to be certified to UL 1974 , the Standard for Evaluation for Repurposing Batteries.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035. Advanced Battery Technology.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will work closely with Nissan and ECOtality as a member of The Electric Vehicle (EV) Project in western Washington state. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 6, 2020

Enovix Corporation has secured $45 million in new funds to produce and commercialize its 3D Silicon Lithium-ion Battery. Enovix replaces electrode winding in a standard pouch lithium-ion battery production process with proprietary laser patterning and high-speed stacking tools to increase line MWh capacity by 30%. Source: Enovix.

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MAY 3, 2021

Other: West Virginia University Research Corporation aims to focus on the expansion and transformation of the use of coal and coal-based resources, including waste streams, to produce products of high value to the 21st century energy and manufacturing ecosystem. DOE Funding: $1,499,999. DOE Funding: $1,500,000. DOE Funding: $1,500,000.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Into this market turmoil comes a study by Purdue University researchers, with colleagues at Urban Mining Company, detailing the lifecycle benefits of neodymium-iron-boron magnet-to-magnet recycling for electric vehicle motors. Their study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. 7b05442.

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JULY 29, 2019

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is developing a hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process to convert food wastes to renewable diesel and jet fuels that will improve yield and quality, and reduce aqueous byproducts to advance commercial adoption. is developing Lithium metal batteries with improved cycle life for electric vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

American Electric Power has signed on as a corporate sponsor of The Pickens Plan, proposed by oil and gas industry veteran T. Boone Pickens. Extra-high voltage transmission is necessary to transport renewable energy from where it is most viable to the nation’s population centers.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has launched a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) pilot, with the first charge point already being utilized with Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV’s in-vehicle storage batteries. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 21, 2012

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

This involves the seamless blending of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power, into the overall energy infrastructure to meet the growing demand for clean and sustainable energy. The landscape is diverse, encompassing established energy companies, technology startups, and multinational corporations.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

JUST Capital, a nonprofit that promotes corporate responsibility, has also ranked Dominion among to US corporate citizens. The company is leading the way in the development of the largest electric school bus program in the nation and plans to accelerate that effort in the coming years.

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JUNE 28, 2023

The appliance additionally mentions hands-free opening of the tailgate, in addition to a “zero gravity” serve as that holds the tailgate unmistakable at a specified attitude the usage of wind springs. The designs clear in those patent packages may backup Rivian retain future with opponents.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In addition, these enabling technologies will improve motors used in the growing clean energy sector, helping wind, solar, electric vehicle, and battery manufacturers. The 13 projects selected for awards are led by: AK Steel Corporation Research & Innovation. American Superconductor Corporation. NovaTorque, Inc.

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Plug N Drive

MARCH 20, 2024

March 20, 2024, Toronto, Ontario – Plug’n Drive, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Canada, proudly announces the appointment of Ottawa-based Tracy Walden to the newly-created role of Vice President of Communications.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 12, 2024

Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China. That contributes to extended battery life and increased driving range.

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JULY 16, 2020

Northvolt will obtain 100% of the energy needed to produce the battery cells regionally in northern Sweden and exclusively from wind and hydroelectric power. This applies in particular to energy-intensive production of high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles. More than half of the 25 models will be fully electric.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

He will coordinate a team of chemists, material scientists, physicists, and engineers from the University of Delaware; University of Nebraska; Northeastern University; Virginia Commonwealth University; the US Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa; and the Electron Energy Corporation in Landisville, Pa.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

NNA) and Sumitomo Corporation of America have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF. (4R and Sumitomo to conduct research and field tests on the second-life use of lithium-ion batteries that have been used previously in electric vehicles. (NNA) Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 13, 2021

For example, every thousand battery electric vehicles (BEVs) produced can require approximately 83 metric tonnes of copper (well more than triple conventional vehicles at 23t), while wind turbines incorporate 3.6 to-4 t per MW. million). “As

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JUNE 3, 2020

The adoption of climate-friendly Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiatives will both foster and promote economic security and prosperity. Smart infrastructure will be eco-friendly. Smart infrastructure will also be safer.

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MAY 8, 2012

Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium-ion battery storage devices, has installed a one MWh lithium-ion battery storage system at the University of California, Riverside (UCR); the system has gone operational, providing electric power to the Bourns College of Engineering building.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

In the second group, an additional 16 awards for a total of $185 million will help fund utility-scale energy storage projects that will enhance the reliability and efficiency of the grid, while reducing the need for new electricity plants. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX).

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APRIL 1, 2021

The project, which was approved by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors last year, will store up to 240 MWh of energy, and be used to help power the company’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino. . The challenge with clean energy – solar and wind – is that it’s by definition intermittent.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Kia America’s head of corporate communications, James Bell, told Nikkei that moving EV9 production to its West Point, GA plant will enable it to qualify for a part of the EV tax credit. If anything, I think it’s going to be helpful to have lower price [cars] because it will get more people to experience electric vehicles,” Bell explained.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.

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MARCH 9, 2012

In particular, they estimated resource requirements for electric vehicles and windturbines (revolutionary demand areas for REEs) from performance specifications and vehicle sales or turbine deployment projections. Comparison of demand projections for REE (total summed). Credit: ACS, Alonso et al. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has selected REV Technologies Inc. to provide EV conversion technology and integrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-site (V2S) networking solutions under the Aloha Micro Grid program for the U.S. These vehicles all have built-in connectivity to REV’s AutoGrid Network.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 20, 2023

Here’s how electric vehicles and EV charging can charge up your organization’s sustainability strategy this year. What is a sustainability strategy? This is why it’s a good idea to switch your fleet from internal combustion engine vehicles to EVs. How do EVs and EV charging equipment help you reach sustainability targets?

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

The 500 kW PowerCube will be built and installed at Axion’ New Castle battery manufacturing facility and will be designed to enhance a Smart Grid electrical distribution system, including a future solar-powered electric vehicle charging station and a potential wind-powered energy system. The $248,650 grant is part of $1.5

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The two companies are collaborating to determine how the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion batteries can be used to provide stationary electric grid storage systems once the batteries have fulfilled their usefulness in customers’ vehicles. Earlier this month, Nissan Motor Co., Earlier post.).

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