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

Green Car Congress

Duke Energy and ITOCHU’s program builds upon their involvement in Project Plug-IN, a large-scale public/private EV initiative based in Indianapolis. According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80% of their original capacity may be candidates for replacement.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it? Tags: evdriven.

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