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GM’s Maven and Uber to pilot flexible car-sharing offer

Green Car Congress

The 90-day pilot will launch in San Francisco as part of Uber’s Vehicle Solutions program, which provides driver-partners flexible options to access vehicles they can drive on the Uber platform. Insurance coverage is included in the cost of every lease for a weekly price of $179 plus taxes and fees. with more on the way.

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Advanced Biofuels USA receives USDA grant for feasibility study of eastern shore energy beet-to-jetfuel project

Green Car Congress

Also of importance to the economic feasibility of this project are co-products that can provide economic opportunities to rural communities on the Eastern Shore when jetfuel prices are low due to fluctuating petroleum markets. In addition, UMES will explore the uptake of Eastern Shore legacy phosphates by the energy beets.

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PJM/Better Place study finds unmanaged charging of 1M electric cars could add $750M in annual wholesale energy costs; need for CNO-managed smart charging

Green Car Congress

PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia. hourly energy requirements of EVs and generate load inputs for PJM’s nodal pricing market model. Prices); and f) real-time LMPs.

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Kinder Morgan Acquires Three Ethanol Handling Terminals and Forms New Ethanol Joint Venture; US-Wide Ethanol Distribution Network

Green Car Congress

Baltimore, Md., As part of the transaction, KMP and USD have entered into a joint venture agreement which will optimize and coordinate customer access to the expanded distribution platform and facilitate the rapid expansion of additional ethanol logistics facilities throughout the United States.

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I drove the new Tesla Model 3, here’s what got better

Teslarati

There was not very much creaking or movement from these parts , which can sometimes be cheap and seem like an inferior quality. It was so quiet in the car and so peaceful, that it was undoubtedly my favorite part of the test drive. Closing Thoughts Tesla did a good job of improving some of the parts of the Model 3 with this update.

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How To Reduce EV Charging Station Costs

EV Connect

What’s more, this tax credit is being extended and expanded as part of the Inflation Reduction ACT. The one time rebate covers 100% of charger costs (with coordinating price caps for multifamily and workplace charging). If you are installing chargers at multiple locations, all locations count toward the credit.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

They point to plug-ins as a critical part of the answer to a looming crisis. The new generation of lithium-ion batteries is more powerful and lighter-weight and with reasonable volumes, should provide a price that would allow plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to be competitive.”