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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low.

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GM Opens New Global Battery Systems Lab

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The new Global Battery Systems Lab will lead GM’s global advanced battery engineering resources and expedite the introduction of electrically driven vehicles, including the Chevrolet Volt, as well as plug-in hybrid and hybrid-electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. The Global Battery Systems Lab spans 33,000 sq.

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General Motors opens new battery systems lab

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The Global Battery Systems Lab has been opened on its Technical Centre campus in Warren, MI, and is set to lead GM’s global advanced battery engineering resources as well as the introduction of electrically driven vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt. The lab spans some 33,000sq ft and will include a team of more than 1,000 engineers.

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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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The electric Meriva features electronic controls which permit high power electrical recharging using both a 230-volt single-phase household current as well as 400-volt three-phase AC. A charging station connects the Meriva as a storage unit to this local energy grid.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Reply ↓ ↑ report 3 Ernie 3:30AM (4/13/2009) "And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow)" Is that it?