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What’s Cleaner, An Electric Truck or Plugin Hybrid Truck? It Depends… (Part 3)

CleanTechnica EVs

There’s even a spreadsheet you can use to do your own calculations if you think I’m wrong or want to plug in different numbers. If you haven’t already, be sure to read Part 1 to see where my data comes from, what my assumptions are, and how I calculated everything. With that having been said, […]

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

Green Car Congress

This advanced smart charging initiative is available to all BMW’s battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) drivers in Northern and Central California who are also PG&E residential, electric customers. Through smart charging, EVs act as a flexible grid resource to support the overall reliability of the electric grid.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. 2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV).

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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

Green Car Congress

The overall goal of this project is the development and application of a software plug-in to enable the design of components that will satisfy both EPA standards-driven light weighting efforts and parametric feature designs that enable remanufacturability (e.g., REMADE Institute membership is not required. Iowa State University, Danfoss.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Why Hotels and Other Short-Term Rental Properties Need EV Chargers

Blink Charging

Aside from positioning your business as a forward-thinking enterprise that is taking steps to help the world transition to a cleaner, greener future, there are some bottom-line benefits, as well. . Even more so than a mall, people will likely be staying in their short-term rentals for many consecutive hours at a time. Potential LEED points.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. International evidence demonstrates that a Clean Vehicle Standard and Clean Vehicle Discount, including the feebate mechanism, should rapidly accelerate the uptake of zero emissions vehicles in New Zealand. PO Box 3899, Auckland 1140. Introduction . Principle

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