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5GAA hosts C-V2X connected vehicle demo in Berlin

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The 5G Automotive Association ( 5GAA ) hosted an interoperability demo of cellular-data-enabled connected vehicle (C-V2X) applications in Berlin. All the demos used technology that is ready to be deployed. Waiting at the red light is not only time consuming, but idling, braking and accelerating release more pollutants.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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The company plans to install them in old irrigation channels to generate renewable energy and new revenue streams for rural communities. The system is aging and losing water, but it’s hard for water districts to justify the cost of repairing them, says Tom Cuthbert, chief technology officer at Emrgy.

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Hyundai signs MOU with South Korean government and industry partners to demo EV battery leasing business

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It will also install these batteries into ESS units for fast-charging service and sell them to KST Mobility to utilize the chargers for its fleet of EV taxis. An EV sans battery reduces vehicle upfront cost by 30-40% and battery can separately be rented out or leased, dividing the cost of owning and maintaining over a vehicle’s lifetime.

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DOE to award up to $180M for offshore wind demo projects; targeting lowering levelized cost of energy (LCOE) below 10¢/kWh

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The demonstrations will help address key challenges associated with installing utility-scale offshore wind turbines; connecting offshore turbines to the power grid; and navigating new permitting and approval processes. The primary goals of the Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects are to: Install innovative offshore wind systems in U.S.

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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Customer interest is growing quickly in Con Edison’s PowerReady program, which offers incentives covering up to 100% of the infrastructure costs of installing new chargers. Con Edison will share results from its V2G demo later this week. DC fast chargers provide 480 volts, offering 180 miles or more per hour of charging.

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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

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As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus is sending a fleet of demo e-buses to customers in five European countries this year. As such, transport operators benefit when it comes to maintenance work and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The energy for this comes from the modular batteries with 640 kWh of installed capacity.

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Solaris participating in electric road trial in Sweden

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The traction batteries of the vehicle will be charged as the pick-up receiver under the trolleybus connects with the conductive rail installed in the road. Solaris will develop the technical integration between the onboard charging systems and the custom made conductive pick-up installed under the vehicle.

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