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Forget light poles, British firm to build chargers from cable boxes

Green Car Reports

The company, which owns Virgin Media, plans to start a pilot project using Virgin Media's cables and trenches that run to thousands of neighborhoods around Britain. Since they already have power, Liberty Global says they. At least British broadband provider Liberty Global hopes so.

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Tesla Virtual Power Plant is providing energy security to Australian homes

Teslarati

A few years ago, Tesla teamed up with the Government of South Australia and various energy authorities to build South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant. Today, the Tesla-powered VPP seems to be providing substantial energy security to Australian homes. “There’s no power storage. No good point on power storage.

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Li-ion maker Boston-Power launches module system for EV and ESS applications; no-weld integration

Green Car Congress

Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. Boston-Power’s battery technology platform is based on a flat, oval-shaped prismatic cell design with external dimensions equivalent to two conventional 18650 lithium-ion cells. —Darren Bischoff, Director of Business Development and Marketing for Boston-Power.

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The Greatest Solar Powered Music Festival in World History! SUNSTOCK JUNE 18 Los Angeles

Creative Greenius

Out of the darkness, comes the light! You can next Saturday… yOya will be there looking for you to be part of the fun… Here’s shot of your friendly neighborhood Creative Greenius and Skylar Funk of Trapdoor Social at last month’s #BreakfreeLA. Be there and shine with us! But have you ever seen them live?

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A123 to Power Plug-in Hybrid Trouble Truck for Eaton Corporation

Green Car Congress

Eaton Corporation has selected A123 Systems to supply battery systems for production of a hybrid power system to be installed on a Ford F550-based Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Earlier post.).

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

Cars That Think

Former CEO of American Electric Power Life senior member, 94; died 4 July. After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. Except for a short period volunteering for the Defense Electric Power Administration during the Korean War, he spent his entire career at AEP. "Pete" White Jr.

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

In light of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act and the NEVI program, new data from BloomberNEF predicts that EV sales will make up more than 50% of car purchases by 2030. Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? neighborhoods and business districts.