Creative Greenius

MAY 31, 2009

And so it was that I found myself in the Hermosa Beach City Council Chambers addressing the Green Task Force audience you cannot see in this photo as I presented my Finding The Green To Green The Grid House By House PowerPoint. Click Here to Download a PDF copy of my presentation ). And I loved every minute of all that digging, discovering.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I went and spoke to their City Council and said “For $50,000 a house I’ll put in solar AND battery systems and take you off the grid.

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Solar Installation California Building 210

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. Price and tax incentives need to be worked out. And local electrical grids may need reinforcement. February 15, 2010.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

All will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit. The Think City, a two-seater with optional back seats for children, can travel at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and go as far as 100 miles per charge, but it is also the most expensive, at about $37,500 before a tax credit. The top speed of the Revai, sold as the G-Wiz in the U.K.,

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

With the coming solar feed-in tariff legislation moving through Sacramento that will pay us for the extra solar energy we produce and feed back into the grid. The property owners pay off the loans as an assessment item on their property tax bills. The loans are financed through the sale of assessment district bonds.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Because robust grid integration is essential for widespread customer acceptance of electric vehicles, Chrysler has enlisted the involvement of key utility partners, including Duke, ConEd and DTE. Thats such a pretty metallic blue; I would love to see these postal vehicles around my neighborhood. Postal Service. Looks sharp.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. That’s why operating EVs typically releases less carbon than operating gasoline vehicles of similar size, even in coal-heavy grids like Shandong or West Virginia.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electric 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. The demands on the grid would require a lot of infrastructure work without some sort of "energy reservoir" in place.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

It has awarded tax credits worth about $100 million to each of four manufacturers of electric-hybrid car batteries. and Mark Brady, the departments sustainable development liaison. The state of Michigan, which has seen its economy decimated by the collapse of the gas-powered auto industry, is pouring incentives into the alt-car market.

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