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Nissan leads with transfer of California ZEV credits out for year ending 30 Sep 2014

Green Car Congress

Between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014, Nissan transferred out 663.6 ZEV (zero emission vehicle) credits from its balance account, according to the latest report by the California Air Resources Board (ARB)—just edging out Tesla with 650.195 credits. ZEV credit balances by vehicle type as of 30 September 2014.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Steven Cherry My understanding is Tesla has a proprietary charging station design. If I'm not in a Tesla, I can't charge it many of the stations that are currently out there. in a Tesla.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Steven Cherry My understanding is Tesla has a proprietary charging station design. If I'm not in a Tesla, I can't charge it many of the stations that are currently out there. in a Tesla.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

will place the company in some serious competition with Ford, Rivian, Tesla and eventually Chevrolet, GMC and Ram for EV pick-up truck business. Founded in 2014 and acquired by Amazon in 2020, the Zoox timeline is impressive. Vinfast is looking for small success The VF Wild ( Clean Fleet Report loves the name!)

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

With superpowered cars like the Model S Plaid , Tesla upended the stereotype of electric cars as being slow, frumpy and boring. In Formula E’s early years beginning in 2014, drivers actually had to jump into a second car in the pits around the event’s midpoint, because a single car couldn’t complete a full race on a single charge.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. Today’s electric grid was designed by Nicolas Tesla and Thomas Edison with help from Westinghouse and General Electric some 100 years ago.

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