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s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. s demonstration project, which now has the nation’s highest residential concentration of electric-drive vehicles in place. to help shape future electricvehicle services. The Mueller Community. Three miles from downtown.
and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electricvehicles (EVs) and the power grid. Once plugged into a charge post, the Honda Fit EV initiates a charge request via the vehicles telematics system. IBM has teamed with American Honda Motor Co.,
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signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced energy technologies, starting with the evaluation and testing of second-life applications for electricvehicle batteries. Duke Energy and Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corp. Initial testing will occur in Duke Energy’s Indiana service territory.
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