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Duke Energy and ITOCHU to assess second-life applications for Li-ion automotive batteries

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Reuse possibilities for these batteries include providing a supplemental home energy supply, storing renewable power and providing a fast-charging power source for EVs. Initial testing will occur in Duke Energy’s Indiana service territory.

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The EV Professor

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EV education The next year, Cox’s renewed interest in EVs motivated him to launch a class on the topic at Stanford. “I Cox’s efforts to promote EVs have included a number of EVNEBRASKA chapter events and have even extended to his own neighborhood, where “We’ve hosted a whole lot of ride and drives at our home,” he said.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area.