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Arizona’s largest battery will help feed your Google habit

Baua Electric

Photo: Salt River Project Arizona’s largest battery storage system is now online and, along with solar and wind, will help power a new Google data center – here’s why that matters. million in tax revenue over 35 years. Electrek’s Take Without electricity, Google is nothing, and it uses an insane amount of power.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge EV to start at $53,990 in US before qualifying tax incentives

Green Car Congress

The purchase of an XC40 Recharge may qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500. Volvo Car Group is the first company to team up with Google on integrating an infotainment system powered by Android, with the Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store built-in.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

Cars That Think

Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference. As such, there are many reasons to be concerned about its use in the criminal legal system. A 2020 U.S. Government Accountability Office report says that the U.S.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

T Not always a win On another front, the Mid-America chapter was on the losing side in a challenge to a tax leveled on electric and hybrid vehicle (EV) owners in Kansas. It’s theoretically supposed to make up for loss of gas tax revenue, but it’s just not fair,” said Schwanke. “I I’m sure there’s a big red flag on my file,” he said. “If

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How To Choose the Right EV Charging Equipment for Your Dealership

Blink Charging

Forecasts predict that over half of vehicle sales in the United States will be electric by 2030 thanks to US federal tax credits for EVs and EV charging equipment. Your business will be added to the Blink Network and popular map services like Google, helping your customers find EV charging stations nearby.

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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

Green Car Congress

After downloading and registering on the ReachNow app, available in the App Store and on Google Play, members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street. Renting your own vehicle via ReachNow. Chauffeur service – book a car with a driver.

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Ford officially launches Tesla Supercharger access, free adapter now available to order

Baua Electric

In the future, Tesla Superchargers will be coming to: Apple Maps EV Routing (with Apple CarPlay) Google Maps EV Routing (with Android Auto) Ford Connected Built-In Navigation In addition to opening reservations for the Fast Charging Adapter today, Ford is also starting to roll out a software update to Mach-E and Lightning cars.