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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Late this year, a new wave of electric vehicles will begin to arrive on the U.S. Would these vehicles truly help to lower carbon emissions.

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

Green Car Congress

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. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. The DOT is making $48.1

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is available with either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, both utilize a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter The Pacifica Hybrid has a regenerative braking system, which recharges the 16-kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion (li-ion) battery. New York City to Toledo? How It Works.

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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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million in Recovery Act funding available for local governments to develop emergency preparedness plans for their electrical systems. The $47 million in new Recovery Act awards will support existing projects that are advancing demonstration-scale smart grid technologies. Consolidated Edison Company of New York.

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Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Postal Service with a fleet of 250 all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivans in Michigan, North Carolina and the New York City area beginning later this year. Retail versions will use a system similar to that of the Volt, with a small gasoline engine used strictly to run a generator to recharge the onboard battery pack.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Charged EVs

In New York City, the police department, animal welfare, you name it—every department that the city has, they’re now moving to electric vehicles, and they need charging infrastructure. ” Beyond that, of course, in New York, like many other jurisdictions, there is a lack of capacity on the utility grid.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

EVJerry" Asher In January 2009, Michael Craner and Madushini “Maddy” Gunawardana started planning a cross-country roadtrip from New York City to San Francisco. Mr. Moore made available his Papillion home’s historic dryer outlet as a recharging site when the roadtrip reached the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska.