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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. Click to enlarge.

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Beijing, Xi'an latest cities to offer subsidies to encourage residents to buy NEVs

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Beijing is offering subsidies of up to RMB 10,000 for residents to purchase NEVs, while Xi'an is offering subsidies of up to RMB 6,000 for NEV purchases and RMB 10,000 for the installation of charging piles. If they purchase a plug-in hybrid, on the other hand, they will not be eligible for the subsidy.

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Tech: Don’t Believe These 5 Plug-In Hybrid Myths!

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The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). While BEVs use a battery-powered motor to power the vehicle, PHEVs have both a battery/electric motor and a gas engine to power them. The major difference?

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How Do the Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

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If you’ve been wondering how all these purchase incentives work, Blink has you covered. If the vehicle was purchased for business use: Report the credit on Form 3800 , the General Business Credit. BEVs require the use of a charging cable or EV charging station in order to charge the battery.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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It turns an EV into a mobile battery that can be used to provide backup power to a home or business, and to provide services to the electrical grid, generating revenue for the vehicle owner and potentially offsetting a significant part of the purchase price of the vehicle. Gregory Poilasne: The bill is agnostic.

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New to the World of Electric Cars?

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An electric car or EV is a vehicle powered by one or more electric motors, which draw their energy from rechargeable batteries. Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) also offer ZE driving, using hydrogen to create electricity on board to feed the electric motors (and sometimes a battery) to power the car.

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Study Finds Coordinated Off-peak Charging Can Support Large Scale Plug-in Use Without Additional Generation Capacity; TCO and GHG Abatement Costs for BEVs Projected to Remain High

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Focus, Renault Megane, Toyota Corolla and Opel Astra—in their analysis, and compared EV configurations to a regular gasoline car, diesel car, parallel hybrid car and series HEV (SHEV). All reference car configurations except the diesel use gasoline engines, because the. Abatement cost using battery powered cars are.

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