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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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The technology is enabled as OnStar receives a signal from PJM Interconnection that shows the percentage of available renewable energy on the grid. OnStar uses this signal to simultaneously manage the charging of many Volts and to match the renewable energy availability. Wind accounted for 2.3%. was conventional hydropower.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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In addition, the housing affordability and availability crisis is forcing people to live increasingly farther away from work, driving up total vehicle miles traveled in the state by 2.7 public charging outlets per ZEV, placing it ahead of only New Jersey and Alaska for availability of infrastructure. from the year before.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis G80 EV AWD

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Since the company already has its popular Genesis G80 powered by either a turbocharged 4-cylinder or a non-turbo V6, Genesis appears to be wanting to keep the brand loyalty the model has built while adding in a new propulsion system. The G80 EV has limited wind and road noise partly due to the low 0.26 Genesis adds an electric sedan.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the US. billion available for highway, transit, bridge, rail, shipyard and airport construction and repairs nationwide. NJ Transit, New Jersey: $250,000. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 Of that, $26.5

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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The all-wheel drive 2023 Genesis GV60 is available with two propulsion options. The GV60 has limited wind and road noise partly due to the low 0.29 This feature also can find an available parking space on the street or in a parking lot and then self-park. The GV60 also has Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) where power, maximum 1.9

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD

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Wind and road noise were reduced partly due to acoustic laminated glass and sound-deadening insulation. The electronically controlled suspension has Road Preview from front-facing cameras reading road conditions, and automatically controls the damping force of the suspension to provide for a smooth ride.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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In the United States in 2011, the University of Delaware and the New Jersey–based utility NRG Energy signed a. Later, Irene ten Dam at the Utrecht regional development agency got wind of his experiment and was intrigued, becoming an advocate for bidirectional charging. Their research partnership ran for four years.

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