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Ergon Energy has announced the winner of its first tender to provide ground-breaking grid-based battery storage, in what could be the first of hundreds of such installations across its vast network in Queensland that will reduce its need to build more poles and wires. Ergon Energy says 20 systems that comprise 50 lithium-ion type batteries and a nominal capacity of

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A new electric bus service utilizing wireless charging systems will soon be launching in Berlin. The service — dubbed Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVB) — is currently set to start in 2015, and will make use of electric buses from Solaris. With regard to the specifics of the service, there will be four buses initially, running on a 6.1-kilometer (3.8-mile) pilot project

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Detroit Electric (which builds its cars in the UK, mind you) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea’s Jeju Island to provide 300 electric vehicles to the zero emissions island. Did anybody tell them the only car Detroit Electric makes is a two-seat Lotus-based sports car priced at over $100,000? Detroit Electric desperately wants to be taken seriously

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Is Tesla looking to bring a European factory online? Maybe, and it might just be in Slovakia. AutoBlog Green reports that the electric automaker is in talks with officials in Slovakia about potentially building a factory there, though so far Tesla isn’t confirming anything. After the recent retooling of its Fremont factory, Tesla will be able to build about 2,500

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While electric passenger vehicles get the lion’s share of public attention, commercial trucks are often as good or better for electric drive. With a huge global fleet and a constant drive to reduce emissions and fuel costs while improving efficiency and delivery speed, FedEx has long tested alternative powertrains. Now, it’s testing electric medium-duty trucks that use a turbine generator

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It may be a small car, but the Chevrolet Spark has made a big impact globally. On sale in dozens of countries, the Spark is one of General Motors’ most-globalized models, and one of the best-selling small cars to ever wear the Chevy bowtie badge. The Spark has racked up one million sales globally since 2009–when it first went on

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“Our goal is to create an early-warning system that saves lives and property,” explained Yi Cui, an associate professor of materials science and engineering. “The system can detect problems that occur during the normal operation of a battery, but it does not apply to batteries damaged in a collision or other accident.” Cui and his colleagues have described the technology

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Vanner Incorporated introduced the next-generation in 100% hybrid electrification with the unveiling of their Increased Accessory Power II (IAP II) component system. IAP II is a customizable electric distribution platform that provides power distribution from the hybrid system to accessory components such as electric air conditioning systems, electric air compressors and electric power steering systems. Up to 30kW of continuous

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I’ve been monitoring and writing about battery technology advancements for years, and have been let down so many times. This time, a lithium-ion battery technology that can be recharged to 70% in 2 minutes has been developed, and it can theoretically last 20 years! Let’s hope this is for real. This technology is facilitated by the use of a titanium

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The heirs and still majority owners of the Walmart fortune, the Walton family, have been spending millions of dollars in recent years funding a huge number of anti-solar energy groups, according to a recent study from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR). If you’re asking yourself, well, what exactly is a “huge number?” — in this case, it’s more than

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