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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

Last year I wrote an article — Electric Vehicles Have Lower Well-to-Wheel Emissions in All 50 States and DC Than Gas-Powered Vehicles — looking at “well to wheel” from the US Department of Energy and my own analysis of EV sales and source of electricity by state. Said another way, residents of California purchased 390.9

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3 Electric Vehicle Trends in the Growing Market

EV Connect

This high rate of EV adoption in California is likely attributable to its widespread legislation — including tax incentives and financial assistance — that help to encourage the creation of EV infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles by individuals and businesses. Morning Brew did a fantastic article compiling these statistics.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

EV Match

In this follow-up to our article covering commercial incentives from last month, we’ll explore some of the rebates that can help you bring EV charging home on the cheap. Currently, Black Hills Energy offers residential customers a rebate up to $1,200 for the purchase of an EV charger. Danville Utilities – Virginia.

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

Cars That Think

The second instrument was a highly experimental Multispectral Scanner System (MSS) designed by Virginia T. The Kremlin, trying to avoid famine at home, sent representatives to the United States to purchase American wheat, corn, oats, rye, and soybeans. Everyone assumed the camera would be the workhorse of the mission.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

Passage by the Senate is far from a certainty and will require all 50 yes votes including from conservative-leaning Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to the Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. According to CNBC , Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to pass the Build Back Better Act by Christmas.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 1997, Willett Kempton , a professor at the University of Delaware, and Steve Letendre , a professor at Green Mountain College, in Vermont, began publishing a series of journal articles that imagined the bidirectional EV as a resource for electricity utilities. Grid-stabilization functions were reborn as “ancillary services.”

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

The fund often runs out of money , discouraging future EV purchasers Making policy implementation harder still is that some regulatory bodies assume that other regulatory bodies will implement their policy for them. Equally, the state has long had a subsidy plan to help low-income residents buy EVs.

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