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Ford and Sunrun partnering to advance home energy management using F-150 Lightning

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Teaming up with Sunrun leverages their expertise to bring solar power to even more customers, giving them the chance to turn their truck into an incredible energy storage source —and future truck features can help accelerate the development of a less carbon-intensive grid. —Matt Stover, Ford charging and energy services director.

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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

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F-150 Lightning offers a standard-range battery targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range and an extended-range battery targeting 300 miles of EPA-estimated range. This can help save money on electricity that powers your vehicle and home while also taking pressure off the grid in peak usage times.

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Waterloo power management strategy greatly enhances durability of on-board fuel cells in FC-PHEV

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Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), with a colleague in Sweden, have used a power management strategy greatly to extend the durability of onboard fuel cells in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: an increase of 1.8, With our design approach, the cost could be comparable or even cheaper than gasoline engines.

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Volvo Buses launches new version of 7900 Electric bus with more range, charging options

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With significantly extended range and more charging options, the new Volvo 7900 Electric offers bus operators even greater flexibility. Operating range will be up to 200 km (124 miles) depending on topography and driving conditions. The new Volvo 7900 Electric is available with a choice of 150, 200 and 250 kWh battery packs.

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California Hydrogen Business Council says a robust P2G RD&D program should be a priority for the state

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The hydrogen can then be transported through the natural gas grid via blending or further conversion to methane, transported by other means such as trucks, or used directly at the point of production. Constraining storage solutions to “electricity-in, electricity-out” only will increase the cost of intermittency. Power-to-Gas concept.

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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

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The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 This data will also be used to map out a future network of electric charging points, to further extend range and improve the convenience of electric vehicles. and $1.60) per day. Location of charging/parking, i.e. home, work, public etc.

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Shanghai auto show: Takeaways from Deutsche Bank

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The team expects G6 pricing to trend toward the lower end of the range previously mentioned by XPeng, especially given that the Zeekr X starts at just 190,000 yuan and the Model Y could see one more price cut this year. With design and cost advantages, a natural extension is to export. platform, according to the team.

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