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ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

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The technology takes energy from the grid and converts it to direct current (DC) voltage. Once the energy is transferred to the secondary coil across the air gap it is converted back to DC, charging the vehicle’s battery pack. UPS appreciates the Department of Energy’s support on this effort.

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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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At the Zwickau vehicle plant, Volkswagen commissioned the first fast-charging park in Saxony supplied with energy largely from a power storage container (PSC). The PSC is an electricity storage unit and consists of 96 cell modules with a net capacity of 570 kWh.

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Volvo Buses officially launches the all-new plug-in Electric Hybrid bus

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Electric motor/generator (I-SAM). ESS (Electrical Storage System). The bus runs primarily in electric mode. To enable full electric drive, the bus is equipped with electric power steering; an electrical air compressor ; and a DC/DC unit that converts 600 V power to 24 V power.

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ANL Project on Actively Coupled Ultracapacitor-Battery System for PHEVs Attracting OEM Interest

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The objective of the project is to develop a high power and high energy electrical storage system that combines the strengths of each technology—high power density for ultracapacitors and high energy storage for Li-ion batteries—at equal or better system efficiency and net cost/density compared to current conventional Li-ion batteries.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs use liquid fuel occasionally when the vehicle needs to travel distances beyond its electric driving range. PHEVLERs are better than BEVs in support of the electric grid.

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Roev’s electric ute plans explained: Conversions now, manufacturing its own vehicle by 2026

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The scaled EV conversion part of the business is a crucial first step as the company looks to ramp up head of manufacturing a bespoke electric ute within a few years. Indeed, it’s total cost of ownership (or TCO) that is a big part of the sales pitch for the Roev EVs.