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SwRI opens Energy Storage Technology Center

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The facility houses SwRI technology to evaluate and to develop battery and energy storage systems for electric, plug-in and hybrid electric vehicles; grid storage; flywheels; and stationary systems such as flow batteries for electric power grid applications. Terry Alger, director of SwRI’s Spark Ignited Engine R&D Department.

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Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

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The implementation of the funding guidelines is being coordinated by the German National Organisation Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW). Porsche AG, as well as operators Allego GmbH, Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH (charging technology) and Siemens AG (electrical engineering). 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.

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SCAQMD awards AC Propulsion $300K grant for 3 electric service van conversions

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The converted vans will run on electricity only and will charge directly from the power grid. In January, AC Propulsion and AutoPort announced they were partnering in engineering, development and conversion to provide an Electric Vehicle conversion prototype and report for the United States Postal Service. Earlier post.).

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Smokey the AI

Cars That Think

When all this visual data comes back to the utility data centers, field technicians, engineers, and linemen spend months analyzing it—as much as six to eight months per inspection cycle. We worked with EPRI and power utilities to create guidelines and a taxonomy for labeling the image data. Now for the bad news.

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Standards outlined for hybrid vehicles

Green Cars News

At the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2009 World Congress, an update was presented of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle standards that are being revised by the SAE Hybrid Standards Committee.

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EV myths busted: The most common electric vehicle misconceptions

Drive Electric

For example, battery EV motors have fewer moving parts than fossil-fuel vehicles, no fluids to change and no wear or heat from a combustion engine, there’s less to maintain over time, saving you money (and time) at the mechanics. EV MYTH FOUR: NZ power supply can’t cope with an increase in Electric Vehicles.

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Electrifying School Buses

Noodoe

Electric buses have no oil to change, spark plugs to check, or emission guidelines that regulate them. Such is the beauty of a vehicle with no combustion engine! Also, the majority of these vehicles sit unused during the summer when electricity demands are often the highest and take the greatest toll on the power grid.

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