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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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The seven cities with the highest electric vehicle share in 2014—San Francisco, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and Riverside—had two to seven times the average US electric vehicle share. of new automobile sales in 2014, about 40% more than the nationwide electric vehicle share.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Exide Technologies with Axion Power International. Honeywell International Inc. Bristol, TN Columbus, GA.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. While other national and international organizations have been supportive at government hearings, they havent yet begun to advocate for PHEVs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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is likely to unveil a prototype plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as part of its company-wide focus on "electrifying" the car, GM officials said Thursday. told the Nikkei International Automotive Conference in Tokyo. Well certainly be careful not to announce anything that we cannot deliver."

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% Most of this was driven by Europe, where strict cash penalties levied directly on automakers, for each ICE (internal-combustion engine) sold, came into effect January 2020 — and simply worked! in 2019 to 4% in 2020.

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