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Keystone, Schmeystone Part II: Air Force Nails Biggest V2G Fleet In The World

Tina Casey — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:37:25 +0000

The US Air Force has just nabbed bragging rights to the world's biggest fleet of electric vehicles with full V2G (vehicle to grid) capability.

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Nissan Testing LEAFs In Energy Supply & Demand Management Systems

James Ayre — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:00:35 +0000

A number of companies have, as of late, been testing the potential of using electric vehicles (particularly, their charging systems) as part of energy management systems. And now, it appears that Nissan has decided to get on that wagon as well — recently announcing that it was participating with other businesses and government authorities in

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Elon Musk & Tesla CTO JB Straubel Answer Questions In Amsterdam (VIDEO)

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:00:44 +0000

Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel recently stopped into Amsterdam for a 1-hour townhall meeting with Tesla Model S owners and enthusiasts. A video of the meeting was recorded (natch) and is embedded above. Questions related to navigation, charging in Belgium, vehicle-to-grid technology and plans, song availability in Europe,

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Controlled EV Charging Cuts Power Costs 50% (Even More With Wind Energy)

Silvio Marcacci — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:05:43 +0000

New Carnegie Mellon University research finds controlled EV charging can cut power costs at least 50%, and even more when wind energy is available

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Successful BYD Electric Bus Pilot Completed In NYC

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:50:37 +0000

Originally published on EV Obsession. Adding on to other successful pilots of BYD’s battery-electric bus, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) just completed a successful pilot of the BYD bus. This electric bus from BYD reportedly has a range of 140–155 miles on a single charge, and it is supposed to retain 80% of its battery

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California’s Grid Takes Two Big Steps To Add More Renewables And EVs

Silvio Marcacci — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 18:57:43 +0000

California's grid operator has released two roadmaps to strengthen its system by adding massive amounts of renewables and electric vehicles while cutting power use through demand response and energy efficiency.

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Nissan Leafs Can Power Both Offices & Homes

Nicholas Brown — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:02:05 +0000

Originally published on EV Obsession. You may have heard of the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept in which electric vehicles can supply their battery power to electricity grids during peak hours and other electricity shortages. Nissan recently decided to apply a somewhat similar concept to the Nissan Advanced Technology Center in Atsugi City, Japan. The company calls it “Vehicle-to-Building.”

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Cadillac ELR Will Be Smart Grid Ready

Nicholas Brown — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:10:48 +0000

Hot topics these days are the benefits and drawbacks that a combination of electric vehicles and smart grid could offer, especially V2G (vehicle-to-grid) projects and time-of-use electricity pricing. Vehicle-to-grid projects involve the use of electric vehicle batteries to supply power to the electricity grid on demand. Electric vehicles, meanwhile, can take advantage of time-of-use electricity

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US Military Will Get Thousands More EVs As SPIDERS Web Grows

Tina Casey — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 12:24:17 +0000

We were pretty impressed when the Department of Defense launched a $20 million leasing program for alternative fuel vehicles earlier this year, but that only involved a mere 500 vehicles. Our friends over at Navigant Research are predicting that DoD will obtain 92,000 more by 2020, with most of them being hybrid or plug-in EVs.

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Electric Car, Bike, & Transit Buffet

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:30:14 +0000

Being on a whirlwind work trip around Ukraine for about one week, I got way behind on my normal news routine and cleantech buffets. Apologies. To catch up, I’m posting 3 (yes, 3!) cleantech buffets this morning. Here’s the second one, on clean transport (electric car, bike, and transit) news and commentary. Electric Cars Boulder

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Breakthrough NREL Lab Could Solve Renewables-Grid Integration Problems

Silvio Marcacci — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:17:14 +0000

DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has launched the Energy Systems Integration Facility, a revolutionary research facility dedicated solely to researching how distributed renewables can integrate to the grid at utility-scale.

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Connecting EVs & The Grid — NREL Takes The Lead

Guest Contributor — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:30:49 +0000

Via NREL: Engineers working at the Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility (VTIF) enjoy a stunning view of the Denver skyline. However, some days the view includes Denver’s ‘brown cloud’ — air pollution caused in part by vehicle emissions. While disheartening, the brown cloud helps the engineers focus on future technologies that will drastically reduce —

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Companies Could Save Tons with Electric Vehicles, MIT Study Finds

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:30:43 +0000

If companies switched out gasoline-burning vehicles with new electric vehicles for their urban delivery fleets, a new MIT study has found that they could save some serious dineros. “The study, conducted by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), finds that electric vehicles can cost 9 to 12 percent less to operate

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EV in a Frightening Chinese Haze

Breath on the Wind — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:59:41 +0000

Imagine confusion, trying to navigate streets in a Chinese haze where you can't see across the street. It is like being in a dense fog where you are afraid to breath. Street signs are invisible even if you could understand them. Crossing the street on foot is more a matter of trust or hope than observation. The situation is in many ways similar to our gaze into a murky transportation future. "Is that an EV or a too silent hybrid bearing down on us out of the gloom? Do we hear the clatter of a diesel engine approaching or is that a familiar gasoline powered car about to run us over?" An unknown future creates anxiety

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New Cleantech Technology News (Say What?)

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:40:08 +0000

Aside from the cleantech project, cleantech policy, cleantech consumer product round-ups I’m in the midst of finishing, here’s a round-up of some of the latest news on new cleantech technology: 1. Wind Energy Forecasting Technology Saves Millions of Dollars a Year “The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a highly detailed wind energy

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Electric Vehicle Owners to Get Cash Back for Selling Power to the Electric Grid in Denmark (~$10,000)

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:49:40 +0000

Denmark is going to be the first test market for Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology, it was announced at Smart Grid Applied 2011 in Palo Alto, California yesterday. Electric Vehicle owners will be able sell back power from their EV batteries to the grid, with estimated compensation for EV owners of about $10,000 over the lifespan of the car

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