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Do We Really Need Public Charging Stations?

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Usually, we buy power from the grid at a retail price but generally arrange for “time of day” pricing, in which the electricity is cheaper at night. The government and corporate initiatives on building EV charging stations can greatly help in such a situation. . The Economics of Charging at Home.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

The company currently has a number of projects underway producing or developing—with its different technology partners—e-gas (methane) ( earlier post ); e-ethanol ( earlier post ); two versions of e-diesel from different pathways ( earlier post , earlier post ); and e-benzin (gasoline) ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. By partnering with these two industries. This is unusual.

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