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Jo Borrás

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I’ve been in and around the auto industry since the ’90s, and have written for a number of well-known outlets like CleanTechnica, the Truth About Cars, Popular Mechanics, and more. You can catch me at Electrek Daily Quick Charge, The Heavy Equipment Podcast with Mike Switzer, or chasing my kids around Oak Park, IL.

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ELM MicroGrid installs battery storage in its hometown [video]

Wondering where that ELM MicroGrid shipment was going last week? We’re excited to share that it arrived right here in the hometown of our corporate headquarters — Peoria, Illinois.

Battery energy storage specialist ELM MicroGrid has spent more than two decades building a nationwide energy storage and utility infrastructure businesses. Now, the company is bringing that expertise home with the installation of a new battery energy storage system at a solar microgrid project in Peoria, IL.

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Caterpillar BEPU makes going electric as easy as swapping an engine

Electrification Without Reinvention How BEPU Supports a Seamless Transition from Diesel to Electric

The new Battery Electric Power Unit (BEPU) from Caterpillar is a plug-and-play solution that can directly replace a diesel CAT engine in existing machines – occupying the same space, and even using the same motor mounts to make the conversion from diesel to electric (almost) as easy as swapping an engine.

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Elon facing backlash over Tesla SpaceX merger talks, but solar actually isn’t

On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge, we’re exploring the industry’s backlash – real or imagined – towards Elon Musk’s SpaceX merger talks, Full Self Driving’s staff revolt, and even large, utility scale solar projects. All this and more when you hit that play button!

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