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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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Perfect for a first-mile-last-mile connection, the user either pays for rental time or distance traveled, whichever is less expensive. More than 90 percent of the micro-shuttle’s service territory is in a low-income or disadvantaged Sacramento neighborhood. mile “Home Zone.” EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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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

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We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection. Only the PHEV can share energy with the grid without stranding the driver. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc.,

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