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FreeWire Technologies raises $125M in Series D; battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging stations

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FreeWire’s proprietary battery-integrated charging technology, Boost Charger, addresses grid constraints by packaging charging infrastructure, grid infrastructure, and energy storage into a fully-integrated compact solution. The unit offers CCS1 / CCS2 and CHAdeMO connectors.

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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Electric grids require balance in order to function properly. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. Earlier post.).

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Valence Technology settles patent dispute With Hydro-Québec

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Li-ion battery maker Valence Technology, Inc. The market has recognized the ability of phosphate-based lithium ion technology to meet the growing demand for reliable, high-performance energy storage in transportation, grid and commercial applications. —Robert L. Kanode, Valence president and CEO.

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A123 Systems receives interim court approval of $50M DIP financing from Wanxiang; responds to objections from Wanxiang, Fisker and others on asset sales process

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Li-ion maker A123 Systems, Inc. The agreement also included provisions through which Johnson Controls intends to license back to A123 certain technology for its grid, commercial and government businesses. Earlier post.). The financing supplements the pre-petition $22.5 in a transaction valued at $125 million.

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Tesla acquiring ultracap maker Maxwell Technologies for ~$218M; new 3.0V platform

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DLA Piper, LLP (US) represented Maxwell as outside legal counsel, and Barclays Capital Inc. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Tesla as outside legal counsel. platform addresses energy storage requirements driven by trends in renewable energy, industrial electrification and smart grid. product platform.

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

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OBC: The onboard charger, a piece of power electronics equipment that converts the AC power from the grid to a DC voltage that is used to charge the battery (technically, it would make more sense to call this the charger). To summarize, while charging, current flows through various wires, cables, and connectors from the grid ?

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2023 BMW iX1 review: How does this premium electric SUV stack up against Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in Australia?

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The iX1 is protected by a five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and the li-ion battery pack for eight years/160,000km. Charging BMW claims a power consumption average of 18.3kWh/100km for the BMW iX1 and a range out of the 67kWh lithium-ion battery pack of 400km. The iX1 has no Vehicle to Load or vehicle to Grid capability.

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