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BMW will tout all-electric iX SUV during Super Bowl following seven-year absence

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The commercial will portray legendary bodybuilder and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as Zeus, who decides to retire and move to Palm Springs. While the percentage may be small, it only shows that automakers are planning to attempt to woo over consumers with comedic and playful commercials because EVs are finally here.

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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Also, seven regional electric utility partners are joining Ford and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to conduct real-world tests on an expanding fleet of Ford Escape PHEVs. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is using JCS Li-ion packs. Earlier post.). DTE Energy of Detroit.

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Santa Monica signs 5-year deal with Clean Energy for renewable LNG for bus fleet; deploying CWI Near-Zero NOx engine

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The City of Santa Monica, California has awarded Clean Energy a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract to fuel its Big Blue Bus (BBB) fleet of vehicles. The chart shows that latest version of California Air Resources Board (ARB) LCFS pathway certified carbon intensities, with electricity and Bio-LNG (i.e., Earlier post.).

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Ford Testing Intelligent System for Plug-in Vehicle to Grid Communication to Manage Charging

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All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology. This vehicle-to-grid communication technology is an important step in the journey toward the widespread commercialization of electric vehicles. Southern California Edison. Click to enlarge.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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California will meet its 2030 climate targets more than three decades late, in 2061, and could be more than 100 years late in meeting its 2050 target if the average rate of emissions reductions from the past year hold steady, according to a new study tracking more than a decade of environmental and economic indicators in the state.

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Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? Listen For Yourself

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Cuba has a long history of interfering with broadcast signals , with several commercial radio stations in Florida allowed to operate at higher than normal power levels to combat jamming. Valladres explains he escaped from Cuba to the United States in a raft in 2005. Then] we went to [7]140 the next day and they put jamming in there.”.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

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And then this past week, GM released its humorous “ No Way Norway ” EV commercial featuring Will Ferrell. At the end of the commercial, GM shares a significant EV promise: “30 new EVs by 2025.” ” Source: GM Norway Super Bowl TV Commercial. What would be the average sales volume per model per year?

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