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Why Car Dealerships Should Invest in Public Charging

EV Connect

Leading auto dealers see that the near-term trend is electric and are adopting their businesses to sell more EVs. According to data from iseecars.com, Non-Tesla new car dealers selling electric vehicles in the U.S. Like GM, dealers that make the move today are setting themselves up to remain competitive moving forward.

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Friendly Chevrolet’s Electrifying Success Launching an EV Charging Business

EV Connect

Friendly Chevrolet’s Innovative Heritage Since 1956, Friendly Chevrolet has been a fi xture of the Dallas automotive community. This family-owned dealership, under the stewardship of Mark Eddins since 1972, has been awarded Chevrolet’s dealer of the year and GM’s Mark of Excellence Award for the past 10 years.

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Keeping your Nissan LEAF?

Electric Auto Association

The first order of business was to locate and purchase an aftermarket 40 kWh Gen2 LEAF battery pack, and the local Dallas salvage/car auction was just the place to do it. Both packs would require electrical modifications in the form of a CAN-bridge converter and adapter cable, but more on that later. Bridge install.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

Two global fulfillment centers—one in Rotterdam and one in Dallas—can ship product to customers within 72 hours. UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson behind the wheel of the Smith Ampere electric van, based on the Ford Transit Connect. The vehicle is slated to arrive at select Ford dealers in 2010. Click to enlarge.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

Peripherals were connected to serial ports in a daisy-chain configuration with the Apple bus network. The materials-delivery system, designed with the help of engineers recruited from Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas, divided small and large parts between receiving doors at the materials distribution center. We’re on the beach.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced ? — Mark - Dallas 21. — Mark - Dallas 25. dealer network. “It would help stabilize the energy flows, so you don’t come up against the limits of the grid. While utilities such as E.ON

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