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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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Doing so would give energy flexibility to a fleet owner’s business, and help better manage on-site generation such as solar power. Scaling the technology to a fleet of 50 trucks gives you megawatt-scale energy storage,” noted ORNL’s Omer Onar, who led the technical team’s effort at the lab.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The DC and fast charging infrastructures for BEVs are very expensive to construct [ 13 ] & operate, and are wasteful of electricity inversely to the square of charge time (meaning ½ the charge time 4 times the losses, and ⅓ the charge time 9 times the losses). 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 Nissan Leaf is the only EV currently on sale that can be used as a mobile electricity storage device to power a house or send electricity back to the grid. We can power this country with renewable energy stored in EVs,” says Slade, adding that software was key to maximising the energy storage benefits. “We