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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

Green Car Congress

Smart grid supports EV and PHEV deployment through real-time pricing structures and bi-directional metering. These two elements could feasibly enhance the customer’s return on investment (ROI) for EV and PHEV technologies and accelerate market penetration. Zenergy Power Inc.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

San Diego to San Francisco? The optional Advanced Safety Tech Group package included rain-sensing windshield wipers, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control and the very helpful surround view camera system. The Pacifica Hybrid does not have a Level 3/DC fast charger capability. Charlotte to Orlando?

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Honda launches first plug-in hydrogen fuel cell EV

Baua Electric

But what makes this car different from a PHEV is that it comes equipped with a 17.7-kilowatt-hour Well, it’s a good testing ground for new tech, but mostly because the state is home to the only hydrogen refueling stations found in the US, except for a couple along the East Coast. It sounds like a tax form. Why California?

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

Develop, analyze, and demonstrate hundreds of Chevrolet Volt Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs) --125 Volt PHEVs for electric utilities and 500 Volt PHEVs to consumers. Accelerate the launch and commercialization of PHEVs and EVs by partnering with 15 of America's leading utilities. City College of San Francisco.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. We estimate there are between 125-150 PHEVs worldwide at this time; we hope to get the rest of them on the list! In addition, see the EAA-PHEV list , which sometimes gets ahead of this list. Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. Carbon trading vs t.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. Glad to see the variety & availability of electic commuter cars (vs hybrids & PHEV) is rising.