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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet made 100 Chevrolet Volts available for purchase on a priority basis last September to residents participating the Pecan Street Inc.’s Pecan Street provided an additional rebate of $7,500 for the purchase of a Volt and a $3,000 rebate for residents who leased a Chevrolet Volt for three years or more. Ultra green-built.

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

I think that’s fair since on a good day my 3 ½-year-old Chevrolet Volt has a 61-mile all-electric range, roughly comparable to a used Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e. Would I have bought my Volt without the rebate? Yes, but I’m someone who is quite committed to the EV pathway, and able to afford the slightly higher ticket that most EVs carry.

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Razor E100 review: A great electric scooter for kids

Green Authority

The rear wheel hosts a minimal 100-watt, chain-driven motor that only reaches speeds of 10 mph (16 km/h), safe for any suburban neighborhood. Inexpensive: The Razor E100 is the most affordable option for an introductory beginner electric scooter. A: The Razor E100 uses a 24 Volt 1.5 Q: What charger does the Razor E100 use?

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

High-voltage DC current is more dangerous and harder to interrupt than the comparatively sedate 48 volts used in smaller vehicles. I’m on the SAE Truck and Bus Electrical Systems Committee, and I know we are trying to write 48-volt standards now. When will they need to go higher than 1,000 volts? Geoff Schwartz: Yes.

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Study: Four of five new-car buyers can charge EVs at home

Charged EVs

Americans who can afford new cars can charge at home. Looking at new data that surveys only those who can afford new vehicles today, it turns out that four of five of those households have dedicated off-street parking—right at the high end of the CMU number for “off-street parking for at least some of their vehicles.”.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

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.&#. If you just allow willy-nilly random charging, are we going to have neighborhood blackouts?” asked Mr. Tang, the utility executive.

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Want a Free Chevy Bolt? EV Life Can Help You Use EV Incentives to Save Big

EV Life

GM has been one of the pioneers of electric vehicles, introducing the General Motors EV1 back in 1996 and the groundbreaking Chevy Volt in 2010. Today, Chevrolet has some of the best EV options on the market, with more scheduled for release in the next few years.