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Plug-in readiness reports show wide difference between California regions

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Funding comes from DOE’s Clean Cities Program, designed to assist the development of alternative fuel technologies, leading to decreased greenhouse gas emissions and reduced petroleum use in the transportation sector. There are currently about 20,000 PEVs on California roadways, according to transportation experts at CCSE.

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Four Benefits of EV Charging for Hospitality

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Now is the time to install EV chargers. You may include EV charging as an amenity charged to the room, or you can install Level 2 EV chargers with various payment options to bill drivers for their actual energy used. The sooner you opt to install chargers, the more benefits you will see from being a hotel that provides them.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. IDTechEx is producing an event looking at the whole range of electric vehicles.

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California Energy Commission approves more than $20M for clean transportation projects; Tesla, Quallion, other EV, battery and alt-fuel vehicles projects

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As with the Model S platform on which it is based, Tesla expects the Model X to have a driving range of more than 250 miles on a single charge. the air district will demonstrate specially designed battery electric taxis that can use switchable batteries to give the vehicles essentially unlimited range.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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More information about Electrify America’s planning partnership with state agencies that will include environmental justice representatives, electric utilities, and local agencies for the purpose of coordinating the process of siting and installing EV charger stations. Specifics on key decisions and planning processes.

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