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FedEx Express doubles and diversifies all-electric fleet with 24 new units; adding more than 4,000 new, fuel-efficient vehicles in total

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These vehicles will be studied to help evolve all-electric vehicle technology and to establish a foundation of understanding on utility grid needs by modeling impact of future all-electric vehicle growth on the shared energy grid. Since launching our first Sprinter in 2000, we have put close to 1.4

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Renault Trucks and Nestlé Switzerland partner on all-electric medium-duty refrigerated truck

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They will be called upon to supply between 30 and 50 sales outlets every day over a distance of between 60 and 100 km (37 to 62 miles). Operating range of the trucks is around 140 km (87 miles). These vehicles can reach a maximum speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) and have a system of recovering energy during braking.

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UC Riverside opening Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative; integration of solar energy, battery storage and electric and hybrid vehicles

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The remaining half megawatt is at CE-CERT about two miles from campus. Two megawatt-hours of battery energy storage. The batteries will store energy for distribution during periods when there is insufficient solar power generation. Three-and-a-half megawatts will be at UC Riverside’s main campus. Solar carport.

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IBM and EKZ partner to make plug-in charging more convenient with new smartphone application

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With this project we can show how electric vehicles can create a balance between supply and demand for smarter energy grids. —Franken, head of the Energy Distribution department of EKZ and executive management member. —Dieter Gantenbein, leader of the Smart Grid research project at IBM Research – Zurich.

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131. ELECTRIFYING EVERYTHING IN THE 2020s

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Electric utilities will implement more energy storage projects on their grids — partly driven by regulations as well as the proliferation of clean-energy grids with distributed wind and solar generation. Electric vehicle drivers require longer driving ranges (300+ miles).

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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He added that the energy from wind, solar, and hydroelectric plants should be stored in batteries so the electricity generated from them during off-peak hours isn’t wasted but integrated into energy grids. He also said low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen fuel should be considered as part of the renewable energy mix.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. By 2050, as many as 1 million circuit miles of new transmission lines may be needed, with some 140,000 miles required just for the replacement of existing aging transmission lines.

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