Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Ark’s first move was to access more renewable power in Australia by buying into a 923-MW wind farm that’s expected to spin up in 2024. Even if a battery-powered truck could handle the refinery’s 140,000-tonne loads, Kim says his company couldn’t afford to wait for batteries to recharge. Shipping hydrogen is pricey.

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Australia Hydrogen Green Renewable 145

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

“A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. More details at: Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use.

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Volt Tax Credit Cash For Clunkers Tax 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. February 15, 2010. They cost drivers on average only 2.5

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. The biggest barrier is the battery." People wont buy a full car. By partnering with these two industries. Detroit News ).

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45