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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City. Gas Technology Institute: Houston to Los Angeles (H2LA)–I-10 Hydrogen Corridor Project.

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EPRI, CALSTART awarded $13M to develop high-power freight-charging corridor network in California; RHETTA

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Project partners include: Southern California Edison; Southern California Association of Governments; GRID Alternatives; Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; A plan for a statewide charging corridor network, including a workforce development strategy and templates for key freight corridors. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.;

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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

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President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Fit EV will come equipped with a standard Honda Satellite Linked Navigation System that includes a public charging-station locator capability.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid. That’s one way.

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Cal State LA hydrogen station becomes first in state certified to sell to the public by the kilogram

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The state Division of Measurement Standards barred even a mention of a sale price per unit, Dray said. Governor Jerry Brown’s office informed the university this month that the fueling facility had received the certification, known as California Type Approval. The station is grid-tied. Source: Dr. David Blekhman.

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Why These Members Donate to the IEEE Foundation

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While he was an engineering professor at the University of California, Los Angeles , Samueli helped found company in San Jose, Calif., Zellerbach also played a key role in placing the first Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures trade on behalf of a U.S. in 1991 with one of his Ph.D. students, Henry T.