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The EV Project Expands to Texas; Overall Value of Charging Infrastructure Project Now at $230M

Green Car Congress

announced its second expansion of The EV Project, resulting in a charging infrastructure network in sixteen cities located in six states—Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Tennessee and Texas—as well as the District of Columbia. ECOtality, Inc.

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Building a BEV is Not a License to Use Resources Inefficiently

EV Adoption

And so to reduce GHGs as quickly as possible, this means we need those vehicle buyers to choose as their next “vehicle” purchase an alternative vehicle type or powertrain that meets their needs, budget, and use cases — including regular hybrids, PHEVs, getting rid of a car, e-bikes, mass transit, NEVs, etc. Chevrolet Volts (18.4

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No regrets: A Phoenix mom moves beyond her gas-powered car and doesn’t look back

Plug in America

Written by Amanda Goebel – During daily pick-up and drop-offs at her daughter’s elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, Jazmin L.’s Prior to installing an upgraded 240-volt outlet at her house this year, Jazmin was able to charge her Leaf using a standard electric outlet at her home.

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Researchers suggest subsidies and policies targeting plug-ins with small battery packs would produce more benefits at lower cost

Green Car Congress

Federal subsidies and policies to encourage plug-in vehicle adoption would produce more benefits at lower cost by targeting the purchase of vehicles with small battery packs, according to Jeremy J. The Chevrolet Volt with a 16 kWh pack and ~35 mile electric range receives a $7,500 credit. The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid with a 4.4

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News: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Charging on the 800-volt system should enable a 10% to 80% battery charge in 18 minutes on a 350 kW DC Fast Charger. Building in America helps the GV70 EV to be eligible for key federal purchase incentives, gives better control over production, reduces transportation challenges and, for team members, creates a sense of pride.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car? &# may recall it was a little more complicated than that… The first five states where the Leaf will be available are: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, and Washington. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S.

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EV Charging Basics for Property Developers

EV Connect

This charger type also uses a standard EV charging coupler and requires a single-phase branch circuit that delivers an input rating of 240 volts. This charger type delivers the fastest complete charge, with an input rating of 480 volts and an average range of 60 to 80 miles per 20 minutes of charging. AC Level 2. DC Fast Charge.