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EU officially inks complete ban on new combustion vehicles from 2035 onward

Following over five years of debate and a steadfast proposal introduced last year, the EU has agreed upon its first terms under a “Fit for 55” package to significantly reduce carbon emissions in Europe and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The EU agreement increases required cuts to carbon emissions by 2030 and issues a complete ban on new combustion cars and vans from 2035 onward.

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Tritium and DC-America are going to roll out a big US EV charging network [Update]

Tritium makes DC fast chargers for EVs. DC-America designs, makes, and installs EV charging stations. And now, the two companies are going to team up to create a US-wide, federally funded EV charging network.

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It’s not even November but these major electric bike companies already posted huge Black Friday sales

Remember when Black Friday came right after Thanksgiving? Me neither, and it’s apparently a distant memory for the electric bicycle industry too. But the breakdown in calendar awareness at least means big savings for e-bike riders, as many e-bike brands have launched Early Black Friday deals in late October.

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Mary Barra claims GM’s electric vehicles will qualify for the full tax credit in ‘2 to 3 years’

General Motors CEO Mary Barra spoke with analysts Tuesday, saying GM’s EV models will be able to qualify for the full tax credit in two to three years.

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Electrify America unveils megawatt-level battery energy storage system at California charging station

Charging network Electrify America has been at the forefront of a new trend: installing battery energy storage systems (BESS) at DC fast charging stations in order to manage energy costs and reduce stress on the grid. Now the company has unveiled its first megawatt-level BESS.

Battery energy storage, with or without local renewable generation (solar panels) acts as a buffer between charging stations and the grid. This can help operators to avoid expensive demand charges imposed by local utilities, and can also make it feasible to deploy fast chargers in more remote areas where adding additional grid capacity is difficult or impossible.

EA installed the megawatt-level BESS, along with a solar canopy, at its station in Baker, California. This site was chosen because of its remote location and utility capacity constraints. The BESS has a capacity of 1.5 MW / 3 MWh, and the solar canopy has a potential capacity of 66 kW. The expansion of the Baker station included the addition of four new individual chargers, bringing the total to twelve, some boasting 350 kW power levels.

“The application of the megawatt-level energy storage is the latest example of how we are continuously innovating to tackle infrastructure challenges and meet charging needs today,” said Jigar Shah, Head of Energy Services at Electrify America. “As we expand the use of such solutions to more of our charging stations and also to our medium-duty and heavy-duty electric fleet customers, we are positioned to enable continued transportation electrification even in the face of utility capacity constraints.”

“To put this into perspective, the energy storage system at Baker, when fully charged, could provide enough energy for an average household for over three months,” Shah added. 

Electrify America now has a total of over 30 megawatts of installed energy storage at over 150 locations. In California, 50 charging stations coupled with energy storage constitute the largest operating Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that can shift energy usage to off-peak hours in the California Independent System Operator’s wholesale energy market, CAISO.