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* USA - ELECTRIC TRUCKS with batteries to recharge and discharge energy
* Missouri - V2G may boost ROI for electric trucks
Kansas City,MO,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Jun. 12, 2013: -- An effort by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to test “vehicle-to-grid” or “V2G” technology on all-electric trucks starting this year may breathe new life into the cost-saving potentials for such equipment, according to Bryan Hansel, CEO for Smith Electric Vehicle Corp.... “This technology potentially creates another revenue stream for all-electric trucks, which would significantly improve their update ROI [return on investment]” ... Back in January, the DOD announced it would spend $20 million on a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) – cars and trucks alike – that incorporated V2G technology so they could both import and export energy, thus offsetting their higher cost relative to conventional petroleum-powered equipment... The DOD said it expected not only to use all-electric cars and trucks to fulfill a variety of daily service tasks but also to use them when not in operation as “re-supply points” providing stability to stressed electrical grids at times of peak demand and, in the process, generating a financial return for the government... Smith’s Hansel told us, “Typically, all-electric trucks feature a ‘unidirectional’ battery system, so energy can only flow one way -- to recharge their batteries,” he explained. “A bidirectional system allows the batteries to recharge and to discharge energy to the electrical grid to which they are plugged into” ...
* Georgia - Battery manufacturer Exide Technologies files for bankruptcy
Milton,GA,USA -Bloomberg News/Transport Topics -10 June 2013: -- Heavy-duty truck and automobile battery manufacturer Exide Technologies filed for bankruptcy after environmental regulators in California shut down one if its lead-recycling plants... The company listed debts of $1.14 billion and assets of $1.89 billion in its Chapter 11 filing, Bloomberg reported... The lead-recycling plant was shut down in April by the California Department of Toxic Substances and Control, which said it did not comply with state health standards... According to the company's chief financial officer, Phillip Damaska, the plant shutdown and the company’s poor fiscal fourth-quarter performance made it apparent a successful Out-of-court restructuring was unlikely... The company has a short-term source for the lead it was getting from its California plant and is in the process of securing a long-term supply...
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