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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

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The Lightning Hybrid system. Lightning Hybrids , a maker of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses ( earlier post ), released initial results from emissions testing conducted by an independent testing facility in Colorado of two medium-duty trucks upfitted with the Lighting Hybrids system.

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Prayon obtains worldwide sublicense for lithium iron phosphate battery material

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Prayon is the sixth company to reach such an agreement with LiFePO 4 +C, which grants a limited number of sub-licenses to. superior safety profile of which offer great potential for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries as well as stationary applications (solar and wind power storage systems). Phosphates (OCP S.A.)

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

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The renewable energy captured by the project’s primary solar energy system will help power the production of fuel-efficient small cars, including Ford’s all-new Focus and Focus Electric going into production in 2011, and a next-generation hybrid vehicle and a plug-in hybrid vehicle coming in 2012.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). DOE grant: $7,200,000). Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. DOE grant: $6,949,624). Earlier post.)

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

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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). Charge at home solves fully 95% of average charge need.