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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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Chevrolet made 100 Chevrolet Volts available for purchase on a priority basis last September to residents participating the Pecan Street Inc.’s Pecan Street provided an additional rebate of $7,500 for the purchase of a Volt and a $3,000 rebate for residents who leased a Chevrolet Volt for three years or more. Ultra green-built.

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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

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SCE began its PEV readiness efforts in 2009, and quantified the anticipated impact of PEVs on the electric grid before consumers began buying and leasing them. We’re talking about 480 volts—a big circuit. Most reported their overnight charging at 240 volts was sufficient to support their daily driving patterns.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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In March 2009, Honda and Saitama Prefecture concluded an agreement to collaborate on environmental issues. Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods. Charging with a 200-volt power source takes less than six hours, and vehicle driving range exceeds 160 km (99 miles).

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

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billion in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in support of the development of advanced electric drive vehicles (EDVs) including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV).

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). January 21, 2009. million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood. It’ll be interesting to see how their vehicles compare to all the rest in terms of efficiency.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM CPI considers the safety of their chemistry as well as the flexibility of their packaging to be key reasons why they GM selected them for the Volt. Prabhakar Patil.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? Reply ↓ ↑ report 2 Snoopy 3:47PM (4/17/2009) Its funny, because I was thinking about this over the past couple of days, while walking the streets of my relatively quiet neighbourhood. ↓ ↑ report 5 Snoopy 12:21PM (4/19/2009) Haha!

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