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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

Green Car Congress

The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Electric vehicle charging may affect these trends. Finally, the additional electricity demand from charging vehicles will affect the operations of the power system and potentially affect the costs of electricity.

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Another PHEV Day of R & R, 26 March 2009, in Clarksville, TN

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

All proved most enjoyable, even with the good nature kidding, as the three expounding explanations for the "Spirit of DC" came out pouring forth -- first, the Spirit underscoring the District of Columbia, the technology-type Spirit of Direct Current, and the unfolding hypermiling technique for the Spirit of D rive C arefully!

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