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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

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BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept Neue Klasse models will also feature faster charging than current BMW EVs thanks to an 800-volt electrical architecture, and they’re at the leading edge of a battery shift for the company. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept Neue Klasse models will also feature faster charging than current BMW EVs thanks to an 800-volt electrical architecture, and they’re at the leading edge of a battery shift for the company. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims.

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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future

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Just like we put food in the refrigerator, we can store it for days or weeks without eating it immediately or discarding it. Molten salt has emerged as commercially viable with concentrated solar power but this and other heat storage options may be limited by the need for large underground storage caverns. Mechanical storage.

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

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The program is now issuing calls to participating BMW i3 drivers in the Bay Area to request the interruption of the charging of their EVs for one hour. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system. Managed charge.

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Audi introducing Audi prologue Avant diesel plug-in hybrid show car at Geneva; 147 mpg, wireless charging

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The lithium-ion battery pack in the rear storing 14.1 With its AWC (Audi wireless charging) technology which Audi is developing for series production, the battery can also be charged inductively. kW of power as provided by a wall socket with a maximum of 16 amps of charging current. mi) in pure electric drive mode.

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

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The research project has the goal of integrating electrical vehicles as mobile energy storage units in the future intelligent power grid (smart grid). Opel will use MeRegioMobil to study new intelligent charging technologies. Charging time with 230V is approximately 3.5

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. is one of the most energy dense forms of stored energy in. engineer sugarcane and sorghum to produce and store oil, a. motor with the potential to efficiently power future.

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