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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

In light of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act and the NEVI program, new data from BloomberNEF predicts that EV sales will make up more than 50% of car purchases by 2030. A recent New York Times article even reported that prices for many EVs could dip below their gas counterparts in 2023 — sooner than expected.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

Charged EVs

What that means is, we look for ways to either increase sales on existing products, or look for potential revenue opportunities to diversify our revenue streams. One of the biggest areas we address is the electrification of transportation, because it’s a unique opportunity for utilities in the growth of electricity sales.

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

But I recently came across an article and data that suggests that perhaps more than one-third of US households with garages don’t actually park their cars in them. While I was aware of this trend — I see it loud and clear in my own neighborhood — I hadn’t realized how wide-spread this trend actually was in the US. Volker and Calvin G.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. For all the fanfare, sales of electric cars are currently negligible (outside of golf courses, that is). NEV stands for neighborhood electric vehicle, which can travel at a top speed of 25 mph. By MARA LEMOS STEIN. streets later this year.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

The loans are financed through the sale of assessment district bonds. As we reported in our exclusive interview with ABC Solar’s Brad Bartz last month, he was battling the City of Torrance on behalf of a homeowner in my very own Hollywood Riviera neighborhood who was being blocked from installing solar by the City. NO PURCHASE!

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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

The pure electric vehicles, for reserve, must carry heavy and expensive batteries—which add expense as well as weight—and must have access to high-powered recharging stations [ 1 ]. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Please feel free to tell us what you believe to be the benefits of some of the various recharging modes mentioned above in the comments section below.