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Smoothing the road for electric vehicles

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To put it into perspective, we can look back 10 years when nearly all EV models had a range of less than 100 miles. Today, the average range of many EV models is now over 300 miles. Even though EVs have superior battery and drivetrain warranties (starting at 8 years/100,000 miles), the technology was nascent.

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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

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Each bus can travel approximately 230 miles on a charge, and it takes four hours to fully recharge the bus. Case study: Early electric tugs designed specifically for GM In 2006, GM came to Eagle Tugs with a project to standardize its tow tractor (tugger) fleet across all its plants worldwide.

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Waymo kicks off initial tests in Japan with launch event

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“The cost of a robust sensor set, including lidar, is trivial on a per-mile basis. ” Waymo valued at over $45 billion following latest financing round: report The post Waymo kicks off initial tests in Japan with launch event appeared first on TESLARATI. Even more so for mapping.

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Geothermal Energy Survives Trump’s Tax Law

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New tariffs on things like steel and aluminum have increased the cost of drilling equipment, heat exchangers, and other key components. We’re making an ugly layered cake of barriers to quick and clean project development,” said Advait Arun , a senior associate for energy finance at the Center for Public Enterprise, a nonprofit think tank.

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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen. The average US residential customer pays 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) , which means the cost to drive one mile in an EV is somewhat less than 4 cents. million and 1.5

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Stena Line introducing battery-electric operation to ferry; three stages up to 50 all-electric nautical miles

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In step two, a 20 MWh battery pack will be connected to the propellers; Stena Jutlandica will be able to be operated on electricity within around 10 nautical miles, equal to the distance between Göteborg and Vinga Lighthouse. The first phase of the project is supported and financed by half by the Swedish Transport Administration and the EU.