Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Electric cars charged on the grid generally have a lower carbon footprint than internal-combustion vehicles--and their wells-to-wheels carbon emissions only shrink as more renewable energy comes online.

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Green Cars News

JULY 31, 2014

Eight carmaker, 15 utility companies and the US-based Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will unite to work together in the development a new standardised smart grid system which should make the management of electric car charging easier. Electric cars'

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 10, 2024

If the electric vehicle of the future is lightweight and energy efficient, power generations will be able to keep pace with electrification. The post The Electric Vehicle Of 2050: The Best Is Yet To Come appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 19, 2007

But we need to keep in mind that when we're talking about cars, even coal-generated electricity results in lower greenhouse gas emissions compared with petroleum. Of course as our efforts to green the grid take effect, and that's happening already, plug-in cars yield even greater reductions in GHGs.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

Although Black Rock City probably has the worst air in the west during its brief annual existence, it is where I had my first electric transport epiphany. The electric sofas and scooters were so much cooler - and quieter - than the gasoline powered stinkers that predominate. nk Global , the reinvigorated Norwegian electric car maker.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 26, 2007

As part of this initiative, Google.org awarded $1 million in grants and announced plans for a $10 million request for proposals (RFP) to fund development, adoption and commercialization of plug-ins , fully electric cars and related vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. In addition, Google Inc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car and Driver s Patrick Bedard writes amusingly but tellingly about this issue. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ].

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