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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.

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COVID-19 outbreak poised to strengthen EV momentum and the markets for cobalt and copper

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Second, the question of how to transform traditional supply chains without facing challenges from politicians and unions. Although these are distressing times, it is also a chance to restructure supply chains and take more decisive steps towards embracing electric vehicles. This is mainly due to supply disruptions. Around 1.8%

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Zero Carbon Lithium company Vulcan acquires geothermal plant; brine offtake agreement with geox

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German State and Federal policy increasingly supports decarbonizing heating and power grids, with a focus on decentralized, renewable energy, and Vulcan intends to build a number of distributed geothermal renewable energy plants across the Upper Rhine Valley region. —Vulcan’s Managing Director Dr. Francis Wedin. Brine offtake.

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Field test shows Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81% and energy consumption by 61%; 21 mpg

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The plug-in hybrids have been further developed, and enable rapid recharging from electricity grids via the Opbrid B?sbaar Hamburg and Luxembourg have already signed contracts for supplies of the buses in 2014 and 2015. The plug-in hybrids are based on the Volvo 7900 Hybrid, Volvo Buses’ second series-produced hybrid bus model.

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BMW eDrive Zones for PHEVs now available in 138 European cities

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Sometimes the real life cycle assessment of plug-in hybrid vehicles is questioned, especially in markets with a low share of green electricity in the public grid.

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