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How Smart EV Charging Will Help Promote Renewable Power Generation

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To understand how important smart EV charging can be in helping even out peaks and troughs in the electrical grid it is useful to understand how electricity generation is changing. . Until recently most power stations relied on coal and gas to power generators.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said. Kwong said Toyota is concerned PHEVs might just replace gas problems with more coal emissions, since the cars will require more electricity from utilities. Detroit News ).

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