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Canadian electric vehicle fleet systems integrator Rapid Electric Vehicles is building fully electric Ancillary Power Vehicles for the U.S. Army to use in a multi-faceted microgrid research and development program. The vehicles are designed to reduce the high economic and environmental costs of fossil fuels and to provide fast backup power in emergencies. |
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No surprise that slow to medium speed EV charging rates won’t do for everyone in our hurry-up world. So we’re hearing more and more about fast vehicle charging technologies. But Pike Research analyst John Gartner paints a muddy picture of what that really means and why we need some clarity ― fast. |
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A joint effort by Ford, Xtreme Power and Detroit Edison to build a solar energy system will provide a window into industrial applications for renewable energy, Smart Grid technologies and energy storage. |
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The early days of electric vehicle (EV) brainstorming saw at least three approaches to smart charging. One has emerged as a clear leader. It offers many advantages – but it also poses long-term dangers to utilities. Jesse Berst thinks there’s a solution, but it requires us to think ahead. |
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A year after winning a $39 million stimulus grant, commercial truck giant Navistar's new all-electric medium-duty truck is getting noticed — and sold. |
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Plug-free EV chargers are on the way, but you'll probably pay a bit more for the convenience than you would with a plug-in charger. |
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It's been a busy week in the EV charging arena: Coulomb Technologies will greatly expand its ChargePoint Network as a result of partnership agreements with Siemens, Leviton and Aker Wade. And Silver Spring Networks and partner ClipperCreek will join an innovative EV pilot program sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric and the Electric Power Research Institute. |
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An overwhelming 95% of people surveyed in southern California would rather charge their EVs at home, according to a new Electric Power Research Institute report. The finding was one of many in the survey on consumer perceptions of EV ownership. |
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Alternative energy company Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies has won a contract to engineer and implement production tooling for a solar photovoltaic roof module for the Fisker Karma, a high performance plug-in hybrid luxury sedan. |
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The Energy Department's Recovery Act stimulus investments have benefitted the domestic EV industry in a variety of ways: jobs and manufacturing plants and product lines, not to mention charging stations. |
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GE just made a series of announcements that illustrate both the strengths and the weaknesses of its Smart Grid strategy. Take a look yourself and see if you agree with Jesse Berst that there may be individual strokes of brilliance in GE’s portfolio – but they are hampered by the lack of an end-to-end strategy to connect all the pieces. |
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Security expert Andy Bochman considers the ramp-up to electric vehicles one of the grand challenges of our time. Building a system that is secure – and where all the parts are working right – may not be as complex as a manned mission to Mars. But he sees some similarities. |
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Coulomb Technologies snagged $3.4 million from the California Energy Commission to install its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs in three metro regions: Los Angeles, Sacramento and the San Jose/San Francisco Bay area. |
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It's been a busy week so far for Smart Grid wheeling and dealing: INFRAX Systems acquires Trimax Wireless, Tesla's IPO gets raves and Consert nets almost $18 million from heavyweight investors. |
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In a move to make electric vehicles less costly to refuel than gas-powered cars, NRG Energy will introduce a flat-rate plan that gives customers unlimited EV charging at home and at charging stations. It’s expected to cost in the $60 to $80 a month range. |
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EVs are definitely on the way and at least some utilities are going to great lengths to be sure they're ready for them. |
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Besides steel, the typical car of 2010 has over 200 million lines of software code. That’s far more software, according to Smart Grid security ace Andy Bochman, than it takes to run a space shuttle. Andy has some concerns about the security implications when EVs loaded with code start plugging into the grid – and you probably should too. |
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Coulomb Technologies will give away almost 5,000 of its ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for EVs. The company's ChargePoint America program, partially funded by a Smart Grid stimulus grant, will deliver the residential and public stations to nine regions across the country. |
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With a little help from a $1.4 billion DOE loan, Nissan broke ground recently on its advanced electric vehicle and advanced vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. Nissan plans to build up to 150,000 vehicles and 200,000 battery packs annually. |
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A Swiss green energy company has a solution for electric vehicles that run out of energy on the road. Nation-E is launching a mobile charging energy system. |
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U.S. lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel and longtime partner ITOCHU Corp. unveiled what is said to be the first Smart Grid project to integrate EVs, stationary grid storage, solar power and rapid recharging in a real-world environment. |
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A Canadian power distribution company took delivery of its first all-electric commercial fleet vehicle for use in a Smart Grid demonstration project that will study how well an all-EV commercial fleet will workin the real world. |
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California EV maker Zap will use Smart Charger Controller technology developed by DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to give EV owners the option of recharging their cars during off-peak demand times. Owners will be able to program the controllers to recharge when power is cheapest and causes the least stress on the electric grid. |
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We've seen announcements from all the major automakers touting the EVs they'll be rolling out. And we know about the billions of dollars that governments around the world are investing in Smart Grid technologies. If it makes you wonder how big those markets really are, Lux Research senior analyst Jacob Grose is here with some findings that may surprise you. |
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Ford and Microsoft jointly announced an application to help homeowners with plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) determine the best time to recharge their cars. The intent is to encourage PHEV owners to recharge during off-peak hours. |
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