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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

Green Car Congress

OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. Click to enlarge.

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DOE establishes team to assist local authorities getting gasoline stations back online after Sandy

Green Car Congress

Normal operations have already resumed at two major refineries in Delaware and New Jersey, and pipeline companies have restored services to six pipelines servicing New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and north to Maine. Fuel has begun to be distributed throughout New York, New Jersey and other communities impacted by the storm.

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc. At today’s event, Google teamed with PG&E to demonstrate the bi-directional flow of electricity between plug-ins and the electric grid. Here is part of the story.

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Trainspotting

Revenge of the Electric Car

It was still a novelty to see anything pro-EV in a major publication, but what struck me at the time was that I had no idea who these people in Delaware were. A little googling revealed that the local Chrysler plant had recently closed, and these folks were hoping to see it re-opened and used to build a new generation of electric cars.

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Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

Teslarati

Elon Musk reportedly formed three holding companies in Delaware , all with variations of the name “X Holdings,” according to a new report from Bloomberg. The establishment of one of the companies is being used to fund Musk’s Twitter purchase , should it occur.