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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016. Later, Irene ten Dam at the Utrecht regional development agency got wind of his experiment and was intrigued, becoming an advocate for bidirectional charging. Kok works with others in city government to compile data and create maps, dividing the city into neighborhoods.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

PHEV 150
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Road Trip: 2021 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

A major part of my California Cruising road trip was to exclusively use the Electrify America charging network, which was established by Volkswagen in 2016 as mitigation of the diesel emissions settlement with the US government. The turning radius was impressive, making for easy U-turns in your neighborhood.

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