Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

With this solar energy system, we will be able to gain vital understanding about the integration of renewable power, smart-grid technologies and energy storage at an industrial facility. This project is a part of the transformation of Michigan Assembly from a large SUV factory to a modern, flexible, and sustainable small car plant.

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Michigan Detroit Solar Power 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

The California Green Innovation Index has tracked key economic and environmental indicators at the regional, state, national and international level since 2008. Despite an increase in light-duty truck and SUV sales, these vehicle types only accounted for 1.9 million MTCO 2 e) actually outpaced that of light-duty trucks and SUVs.

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California Light Emissions Climate 150

Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C.,

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Plug-in Al Gore Plug Gore 100

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. Under the exclusive agreement, ZAP and Jonway take the electric drive systems designed by ZAP and integrate them into the reengineered EV SUV that will be produced by Jonway.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2009

At the AABC 2008 conference, Robert King from GE Global Research outlined requirements and challenges for hybrid locomotive batteries, including: 1,300 kW continuous chare/discharge power. The first application will be GE’s hybrid locomotive, which will be commercialized in 2010. Earlier post.). Battery Requirements for Hybrid Locomotives.

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Sodium New York Batteries Battery 191

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

If everyone could hear Ed talk about the smart grid and how plug-in cars make it possible to inventory electricity then we’d already be building that grid today. People use them every day in every way to do what they need a small SUV to do. That “V2G&# over the wheel stands for Vehicle to Grid. Imagine that.

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Convert Plug-in i-MiEV Plug 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2012

The National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) includes data from 150,147 households gathered between March 2008 and May 2009 on four levels: household, person, vehicle and travel day. Solar Journey USA project. The dataset was downloaded from the NHTS website and imported into SPSS 18 for analysis.

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All-Electric Range Electric Vehicles District of Columbia 284