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BMW i home energy storage system integrates 2nd-life i3 vehicle batteries

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BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in MontrĂ©al. This strategy will extend the useful life of the battery for the owner, even beyond in-vehicle use, BMW said. —Cliff Fietzek, Manager Connected eMobility at BMW of North America.

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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

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The study determined that bitumen can be used for producing PAN (from cracked gas propane) and potentially a pitch product, utilizing the high-asphaltene content that makes oil sands bitumen unique. Vanadium flow batteries for electricity storage. Oil sands facilities already have concentrated Vanadium in current streams (i.e.,

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UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

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Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are technically ready; what is still to be determined is the required confidence in hydrogen’s future for investors, fuel suppliers, automakers and consumers, they suggest. in the past few years important factors have emerged that are re-accelerating the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

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SAE technical experts: fuel cell technology has advanced significantly, FC vehicle production has begun, further cost reductions & infrastructure development required

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For Honda on the vehicle side, that strategy encompasses ongoing development of more efficient hybrids, as well as battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles. Honda has set a target of two-thirds of its overall unit sales coming from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero emission vehicles (BEVs and FCVs) by around 2030.

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Update on ALTe; EREV powertrain company tracking for production-caliber units by December, production ramp in 1Q 2013

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Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.)

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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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The morning forum includes speakers from PSA Peugeot-Citroën; Nissan North America; Michelin; Johnson Controls-Saft; Dow Kokam; CEA; INRETS; IFP Nouvelles; and French automotive clusters. FAM AUTOMOBILES : a company specialized in electric vehicle (2- and 4-wheel) conception and production.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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The electric road ahead for heavy trucks is not exactly clear, and there are several roadblocks, some obvious and some far less so. Fleets don’t want to go electric at scale until they’ve done years-long pilots, but the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation will artificially constrict that timeframe. Soon they won’t have a choice.

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