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School Transport Goes Electric

EV Connect

The idea to go all-electric was raised and eventually adopted. The Solution After finalizing the decision to transition its fleet to all-electric, SSD staff applied for and secured additional funding through EV grant programs, which helped offset a considerable portion of the upfront costs.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. The idea is that having vehicles with bidirectional capabilities creates an environment where innovators like Nuvve can develop business models. It’s also possible to do V2G through an AC port.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 will be available toordinary motorists to encourage them to buy electric or otherultra-low-carbon cars. The grants will not be available until 2011 and the detail of how they will beallocated and which cars will qualify has still to be worked out. Mike, Epworth, UK Ok.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank.

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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

The known fuel technologies available today that are being researched and developed, which we must examine, are the following: 1. Though this idea could be developed in the future, currently it has no existing infrastructure to support it [ 9 ]. The government’s job then is to properly incentivize the best ideas.

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