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Electrek signs 5-year title sponsorship deal with IEF for Formula Sun Grand Prix and American Solar Challenge

Electrek

After this year’s incredibly successful Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix , Electrek has moved to quintuple down on its title sponsorship of the American Solar Challenge (ASC) and Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) by signing a 5-year sponsorship agreement. If you’d like to join us in sponsoring these events, please get in touch!

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More Show & Tell Electric Car Events — This Time In Queensland

EV Obssesion

The event was ably organized by the Solar Citizens Charge Ahead campaign and the Australian Association of Electric Vehicles (many of whose members brought their cars for display). The post More Show & Tell Electric Car Events — This Time In Queensland appeared first on EV Obsession.

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U-M solar car team wins Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge

Green Car Congress

The University of Michigan Solar Car squad took top spot in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge. Starting in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the event comprised three days of racing through city streets and desert. More than a dozen ADU engineering students joined the U-M squad throughout the event.

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What is energy storage?

Setec Powerr

Growing demand for renewable energy, an aging electrical grid, costly grid infrastructure improvements, and increasing extreme weather events will require increased energy flexibility to help the grid balance intermittent supply with responsive demand. Customer services – behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (i.e.,

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U-M Solar Car Team wins a fourth consecutive American Solar Challenge, sets record

Green Car Congress

The University of Michigan Solar Car Team won the 2012 American Solar Challenge (ASC) with its car Quantum, snagging a fourth consecutive ASC title, and also breaking the record the team set in 2008. This is the seventh North American title for the U-M team, which won the inaugural event in 1990 with its first car, the Sunrunner.

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Media Release: Plug’n Drive welcomes proposed discount electricity rate for EV chargers in Ontario

Plug N Drive

hydro, nuclear, wind, solar), the transition to electric vehicles will greatly reduce Canada’s climate-changing emissions. For more information about Plug’n Drive’s programs, services, and events, visit plugndrive.ca With over 83 percent of Canada’s electricity coming from non-emitting sources (e.g., and sign up for our newsletter.

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The Lightyear Solar Vehicle: Reinvents Its Strategy To Attract The Crowd

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Dutch automotive startup Lightyear made headlines again in a couple of dramatic events earlier this year. In December 2022, the Dutch automaker Lightyear made news worldwide by revealing that it had started producing the first solar vehicleavailable for purchase: the Lightyear 0.  Sounds great right?…

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