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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

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Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand?

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US and Japan collaborating on smart grid project in Hawaii; EV operation and charging, including grid-balancing services

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JFE Engineering Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., Hitachi Ltd.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [ PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers.

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Siemens Highlights Prototypes of New Drive Systems for Electric Cars

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Siemens Corporate Technology , Siemens’ research organization, supplied the drive systems for the prototypes of two electric cars shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The three lithium-ion batteries can be recharged in about three hours at a conventional 230-volt electrical socket. The powertrain components for the eRUF. Source; Siemens CT.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot.

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smart vision EQ fortwo autonomous electric concept for ride sharing; emodying all of CASE

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The smart vision EQ fortwo is also a car in which all of the individual fields of expertise that make up the CASE corporate strategy are combined, allowing users in the city intuitive access to individual mobility. Earlier post.). Freed from the task of driving, the passengers are able to relax in the large interior.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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The US Department of Energy delivered more than $47 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight projects to further smart grid demonstration projects in seven states. The $47 million in new Recovery Act awards will support existing projects that are advancing demonstration-scale smart grid technologies.

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