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IDC Energy Insights: Worldwide smart grid spending to reach $46.4B in 2015

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billion worldwide in 2015, according to a new report from IDC Energy Insights. For the purposes of the report, Worldwide Utility Smart Grid Spending Forecast, 2010-2015 , IDC Energy Insights identified 14 smart grid project types to identify top investment priorities across regions. Smart grid spending will increase 17.4%

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Enefit VOLT Transforms into a New Charging Network Using Driivz Technology

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Enefit VOLT, the largest electric vehicle fast charging network in Estonia, selected Driivz, the leading EV charging and energy management software platform provider, to optimize its network operations and provide excellent EV charging experiences to EV drivers. Driivz has proven to be a valued partner and a trusted advisor.

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Chevy Volt Price-Gouging Pushes Buyer Into Honda Insight Hybrid

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For all the media furor over the 2011 Nissan Leaf and the 2011 Chevy Volt, you'd think that tens of thousands of them were flooding onto our streets each month. As of Feb 28, the total sold between both cars was just 1,102, made up of 928 Volts and 174 Leafs.

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Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

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volts (Nafion 115 membrane) or 4000 milliamperes per square centimeter at 3.00 volts (Nafion 212 membrane) and low degradation in an accelerated stress test. In addition, computational modeling at Berkeley Lab revealed important insights into the catalyst’s durability under reaction conditions. —Chong et al.

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Green Car Reports is 10!

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Ten years ago this week, in February 2009, Green Car Reports published its first story—one packed with insight regarding the Chevrolet Volt, which was then still nearly two years away. Despite all that could have happened to the Volt in GM’s bankruptcy, it arrived on time and was everything we expected.

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Tesla Model 3 competitors, 2017 Toyota Prius Prime preview, Chevy Volt marketing: today's car news

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Today, we look at likely competitors of the Tesla Model 3 to get insight into the new electric car, preview the 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid with a short video, and look at how General Motors will market the Chevrolet Volt and Bolt EV. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

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New lightweight lithium-ion 12-volt battery that supports the LT2 V-8 engine’s stop/start functionality. E-Ray Performance App on the infotainment system provides the driver with technical insights into how the propulsion system is operating. Standard Brembo Carbon Ceramic brake system for optimal braking performance.

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