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GM Wants To Own Your Entire Home EV Charging Process

The Truth About Cars

The V2H Bundle includes a bidirectional charger and home charger that can let the structure go off-grid. The system also works with solar-powered homes, and GM has partnered with SunPower to create the connections. The Home Energy System includes those two components and adds a PowerBank battery for backup.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

Green Car Congress

Honda plans to introduce these models to the North American market as model year 2024 vehicles, one from Honda brand and the other from the Acura brand. Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

The Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, both based on GM’s Ultium battery and propulsion platform and assembled by GM, will both qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit , the brands confirmed this week. And its first location in Manhattan is managed so as not to require grid upgrades for the 24-stall installation.

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Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act

Clean Fleet Report

Capstone provides sustainable energy alternatives with microturbines, EV charging, solar, battery energy storage and generators for prime and standby power. Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity, at the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, to sit down with Jim Crouse, the president and CEO of Capstone Engineered Solutions.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

Green Car Congress

MAP produces the Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe along with the Acura TLX and ILX for customers in more than 100 countries. To expand the involvement of US Honda and Acura dealers in its “Green Dealer” program. Other elements in the Green Path program include: Connecticut Parts Distribution Center Adds 1-Megawatt Solar Array.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

I used my solar-panel-powered Level 2 (240V) home charger, but if you’re on the road and want to top off quickly, DC fast charging at 150 kilowatts takes about 40 minutes to get you to 80 percent. Lexus, Infiniti and Acura are all promising EVs, but most of those don’t even have target introduction dates. Charging and Efficiency.

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