The maximum electric load potential of the high-voltage battery is 480 kW, which is an absolute best value in the automotive sector.

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Instead of stepped gears like a conventional transmission, it has a fixed planetary gear, and changes engine speed by adjusting the generator electric load.

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The vibe in the Fusion Hybrid is one of abiding integration: the subtle slurring of ratios in the continuously variable transmission, the share-the-load cooperation between electric and gas engine (2.0-liter, 141-hp Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder), a sort of light, transparent flickering of power sources.

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The bid-cost recovery mechanism is supposed to provide make-whole payments that cover start-up and minimum load costs for parties requesting electric energy.

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The introduction of electric light-railway systems might bear some of the transportation load, but these need to be built from scratch, and within the context of a completely new social infrastructure.

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By contrast, the VPP is a demand response platform that manages load on the demand side to create capacity and other products for electric utilities.

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Edison, which supplies over 3 million customers electric power in an area spanning 1, 564 square kilometers, serves the densest load pocket on the planet.

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Several recent customer surveys and evaluation reports prepared by New York State electric utilities have shown that customers prefer to participate in DSM programs using onsite generation rather than load-shifting or curtailment.

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