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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

AeroVironment had encouraged its engineers to take creative initiative in developing the Impact, but GM tightly managed efforts to translate the idiosyncratic car into a production prototype, which rankled Cocconi and Rippel. The result was a demonstration project, a task organized by Alec Brooks , manager of ACP’s tzero production.

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Electric two-wheeler sales surge to 935,000 units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Even as the ongoing IPL 2024 cricket tournament is turning out to be a season of batsmen hitting mega sixes, FY2024 has also turned out to be a mega fiscal for the Indian electric vehicle industry. Leading the charge is the electric two-wheeler industry. The S1 Air was the first Ola product to get PLI certification.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

We will also discuss the EV models in production and look at what we can expect for India. Chinese auto will play a significant role in the auto industry in the future. By 2030, EV’s will become even more affordable as battery production scales up. These are international brands now.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. So while my car is powering the great city during the day how will I have juice to drive home at the end of the day?

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is simply the cost of doing business. Thats right.

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