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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. Grove made it clear one thing was glaringly missing from Gore’s plea: dealing with our national petroleum addiction. Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C.,

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV long term update: Camping is depraved and should be banned

EV Central

Now look, I love camping as much as the next man – as long as the next man is allergic to canvas, Gore-Tex and wood smoke and has a claustrophobes fear of sleeping bags, and tents – but I do wish it came with a few more mod-cons. Like roofs and beds, and electricity.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

EVs above a certain price ($55,000 for sedans and $80,000 for SUVs, pickups and vans) won’t qualify, even if other tests are met, leaving only about a dozen EVs eligible for the credit at today’s prices. a certain percentage of “critical minerals” must come from North America or countries with free trade agreements with the US.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. SZ (1) 6753.T

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