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EKODA consortium exploring direct reuse or repurposing of batteries, gearboxes

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Used and damaged cars are often disposed of via energy-intensive scrapping processes—even when many of their parts are still fully functional. This strategy optimizes the lifespan of the individual parts, making it possible to establish a sustainable circular economy in the mobility sector.

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The Role of Power Utilities in Turning EVs into a Grid Asset – Part 2

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Part 1 of this two-part blog discusses the challenges facing electric utilities – both electricity generators and grid operators – with electric vehicle (EV) adoption coinciding with the electrification of buildings, heating, and industry. Vehicle and charger manufacturers need to provide hardware support for V2G.

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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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ORNL’s bidirectional technology is fully compliant with grid power quality standards. 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. The technology takes energy from the grid and converts it to direct current (DC) voltage.

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Alpine 100% electric A110 E-ternité prototype debuts at French Formula 1 Grand Prix; batteries fore and aft

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As a Renault Group brand, it was natural for this new project, to look first at the parts and technologies already available in-house. The battery modules are identical to those of the 100% electric Mégane E-Tech. No gearbox available in-house allowed the Alpine engineers to meet the brief requirements of this A110 E-ternité.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The entity will thus offer a turnkey service for the sales network: optimized transport of vehicles, supply of spare parts (Re-Cycle Center), renovation, storage, production of photos and videos and their online availability. to vehicle fleets and shared mobility players, such as the ZITY electric car-sharing service.

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NIST Releases EPRI Report on Smart Grid Development; Priorities, Standards, Architecture

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Smart Grid electric transportation applications summary communications diagram. The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released for public review a report that identifies issues and proposes priorities for developing technical standards and an architecture for a US Smart Grid.

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LSE report calls for global investment of an additional $3T each year to drive economic recovery and transformation

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It recommends that these should be a central part of the recovery packages of the G7 countries, which together should increase their annual investment by 2% of GDP, or $1 trillion, compared to pre-pandemic levels. The report highlights the potential for investments in zero-emissions energy and transport to create new jobs and economic growth.

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