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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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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. There are, however, a few potholes that need to be filled to meet the city’s 2030 emission objectives. Or we can’t even have one EV charger go in.”

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Parker Hannifin gaining traction with RunWise HD hydraulic hybrid; developing CNG-based HD system, next-gen MD system

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Further, Parker Hannifin has paired a RunWise transmission with a CNG engine in the series hybrid powertrain as a one-off to test the waters for such a combination, McGrew said. The tests were conducted in three separate cycles: Low speed based on a rear-loading refuse truck serving a densely populated neighborhood (below 20 mph).

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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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New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Paving the Way with Propane: The AutoGas Corridor Development Program. Total DOE award: $12,975,388. Total DOE award: $9,408,389.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Water (1 project). Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. Towards Scale Solar Conversion of CO 2 and Water Vapor to Hydrocarbon Fuels. Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects). Vehicle Technologies (5 projects). ENERGY STORAGE.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The southwest province of Yunnan derives about 70 percent of its electricity from hydropower, slightly more than the percentage in Washington state, while Shandong, a coastal province in the east, derives about 90 percent of its electricity from coal, similar to West Virginia. An EV operated in Shandong or West Virginia emits about 6 percent.