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Nissan developing new vehicle-to-home power system for LEAF in Japan, aiming for commercialization this fiscal year

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor Co., introduced a system which enables electricity to be supplied from the lithium-ion batteries installed in Nissan LEAF to ordinary households (i.e., The new system was unveiled at Kan-kan-kyo, a house built in front of the Nissan Global Headquarters by Sekisui House Ltd. vehicle-top-home).

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Lux Research: the $40,000, 200-mile-range EV is the biggest coming growth opportunity for energy storage in transportation

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Analysis by Lux Research suggests that the market space represented by the emerging lower-cost, 200-mile-range EV will be the biggest coming growth opportunity in electric storage for transportation. billion worth of energy storage in 2014. Comparable vehicles are expected from Volkswagen Group and Nissan.

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

Green Car Congress

Intelligent Energy also highlighted their fuel cell range extender project with multiple collaborators which is planned to have demonstration units by 2017 targeting 2018 for the first level of production. Questions were raised at the panel related to driving range and storage for electric and fuel cell vehicles.

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

EV Central

The Roev ute will use the existing drive shafts and transfer case of the diesel-powered ute, ensuring dual-range driving capability and relative ease of EV conversion. 2023 Roev electric Toyota Hiux will have a sophisticated V2G and V2L capability. A modular design seems key to achieving the scale the company is planning for. “We

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Well, then, youre back to coal burning power plants, and a dirty little secret the H2 hypers dont like to discuss: The electrical storage efficiency of water electrolysis, compression for storage, and PEM fuel cell combined is only 23%. The combined electrical storage efficiency of charger and batteries is 85%.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The G-Wiz, made in India, now offers a lithium-ion battery option that extendsits driving range from 48 to 75 miles – but doubles the price. To achieve a long driving range and good performance requires a battery packthat is both expensive and hefty. Both companies will offer a range of electricvehicles for public sale from 2012.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Even as EVs use larger batteries to allow longer range, these and other improvements will further increase life cycle advantage over ICE vehicles. When EV batteries degrade enough to be unsuitable for cars (about 70% capacity remaining), they are re-used for electricity storage.

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