Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2022

through its US subsidiary Talon Nickel (USA) LLC, entered into an agreement with Tesla for the supply and purchase of nickel concentrate to be produced from the Tamarack Nickel Project in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Talon Metals Corp., Talon and Tesla will work together to optimize nickel concentrate grades and metal recoveries.

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Minnesota Supplies Tesla Purchase 259

Plug in America

JUNE 10, 2024

Photo Credit: Kate Ayers, Chugach Electric Bloomington, Minnesota Event lead – Lisa Thurstin # of EVs on display at the event – 30 # of event attendees – 150 # of rides/drives given – 102 The Oak Grove Presbyterian EV Expo celebrated its fifth year of hosting a successful event. Forty postcards were completed!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2010

Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed.

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Energy Storage Sodium Wind Energy 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Statewide Paratransit Bus Hybrid Program: Purchase 31 paratransit hybrid buses to replace 31 gas and diesel vehicles.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. Xcel Energy in Minnesota, for example, has already started to upgrade distribution transformers because of potential residential EV electrical-load issues.

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Grid United States Charging Gas-Electric 113

Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

There were two Level 2 charging stations about six blocks away in a grocery store parking lot, but that was not a convenient or reliable option. Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I light-duty vehicle sales.

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Minneapolis Installation Charging Building 80