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PlugStar program continues to grow, expand

Plug in America

PlugStar is also getting dealers trained and certified in the Spokane area in Eastern Washington in partnership with Avista. One is an EV Advocate FAQ training which will help staff members at Roseville Electric train their staff to answer frequently asked questions from customers. PlugStar has an additional partnership with Chargeway.

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PlugStar program continues to grow in 2022

Plug in America

PlugStar is also getting dealers trained and certified in the Spokane area in Eastern Washington in partnership with Avista. One is an EV Advocate FAQ training which will help staff members at Roseville Electric train their staff to answer frequently asked questions from customers. PlugStar has an additional partnership with Chargeway.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

One thing is for sure; - electric cars bring down the air pollution, but they sure create another waste pollution problem. April 10, 2009 2:28 pm Link Nothing pollutes more than the tailpipe of a internal combustion engine car. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ. — Kaare Nilsen 2. — Jared 9.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I mean, when the electricity it uses is produces, pollution still happens, just not "right from your car"? Having centralized energy production in that way allows for centralized pollution control measures, filters, so-called "clean coal" rather than depending on X number of cars, manufacturers, and consumers to deal with pollution control.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Each of the aforementioned “primary energy sources&# generates carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases plus other pollutants coming from the contaminants or byproducts of using these “primary energy sources&#. The coal ash is known to have many toxic metals and other pollutants.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Most Americans commute less than 40 miles daily, so that most days they would consume practically NO combustible fuel, na d not pollute the environment while driving or idling. April 18, 2009 1:03 pm Link Writing from Panama where we could use a few more electric cars to reduce pollution. Give them the choice, and they’ll shift.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. The resulting fuel efficiency improvements mean lower CO2 emissions and less fossil fuel consumption and, therefore, less pollution. chief executive, said yesterday in Washington. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Its not lack of desire.

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