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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

Green Car Congress

Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. 2021 Audi e-tron.

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Renewable energy generation operations begin at 75MW Electrify America Solar Glow 1

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Electrify America Solar Glow 1 is the result of a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen. Electrify America is the largest open network of DC fast chargers for electric vehicles in the US to enter into a virtual power purchase agreement for new renewable energy generation.

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WMG researchers convert used EV batteries into small off-grid ESS units

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Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, have repurposed end-of-life electric vehicle batteries as small energy storage systems (ESS) for off-grid locations in developing countries or isolated communities. Multiple 12V DC sockets and 5V USB charge ports. —Professor James Marco.

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Mack’s mobile off-grid charging system helps customers evaluate EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Mack Trucks , part of the Volvo Group, has built a mobile off-grid charging system that’s integrated into the body of a Mack MD Electric truck. The system’s raison d’être is to help Mack customers test Class 6-8 electric vehicles, and evaluate their feasibility for their fleets.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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

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There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY. SmartCharge Registrations on the Rise.

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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The advanced charging technology and the relative shortness of the route allows the electric truck to be continuously in service for 24 hours a day, up to five days per week, with a longer overnight charge only needed during weekends when there is no business need for the truck to be operational. Danfoss technology in the trucks.

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