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Waxman/Markey Bill Accelerates Infrastructure and Build-out for Plug-Ins, Calls for Harmonization of Motor Vehicle GHG Standards; 3% of Emissions Allowances for Cap-and-Trade Go to Auto Industry

Green Car Congress

The state regulatory authorities and the non-regulated utilities are to establish protocols cols and standards for integrating plug-in electric drive vehicles into an electrical distribution system, including Smart Grid systems and devices. Large scale electrification program. Large scale electrification program.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

Green Car Congress

Since the MOU signing, state regulators, the auto industry and infrastructure developers and other stakeholders have shared information and best practices to help move this effort forward. To date, manufacturers have rolled out more than 2 dozen models in the three ZEV categories.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) held a rally in Sacramento Thursday outside the lobbying offices of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers to protest their continuing lawsuit against California's greenhouse gas legislation. Plugging into the California electric grid today would lower the carbon emission of cars tremendously.

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

Green Car Congress

The European automobile manufacturers, though ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ trade association, have defined a comprehensive set of recommendations to standardize the charging of electrically-chargeable vehicles. differences between grids and electricity power on the grids). Source: ACEA.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

Clean Fleet Report

It will have the ability to directly recharge other electric vehicles, send power back into the grid, and act as a backup power source for a home. The pandemic created an opportunity for automobile manufacturers to get serious about designing and producing all-new, all-electric vehicles. The Fisker Ocean is also a power source.

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