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Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2023

Energy Institute at HAAS

Insights on the future of the electric grid, affordability, artificial intelligence and more drew readers to the Energy Institute Blog this year. The past is no longer a good guide … Continue Reading Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2023

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R.

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5 Ways Owning an EV Can Save You Money

Blink Charging

For the time being, some electric vehicles (EVs) are more expensive to buy than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. Most charging of EVs happens at home and/or at work and the price for electricity is much less than that of gasoline. Compare that to the average price for gasoline in 2021 , which was $3.01

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Debunking the ‘Electric car is a coal car’ argument!

Plug In India

Team PluginIndia Even in 2023, we keep getting comments like these - ' ‘Electric cars use electricity which is generated by burning coal. There are lots of auto 'journalists' and random YouTubers who still talk about electric cars and coal power. So petrol and diesel cars run on electricity. to run them both.

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What Does Battery Storage Mean for EV Drivers?

Blink Charging

This innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging station will be beneficial to both drivers and businesses that want to host DCFC charging stations. In 2030, McKinsey estimates that there may be as many as 48 million EVs plugging into the US power grid, which means that utility providers are already preparing for the increased load.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

House of Representatives that would prevent California from receiving federal waivers to set standards limiting the sale of gasoline-driven automobiles. We have a free market; therefore if Americans truly wanted to make the switch to electric vehicles, then they would buy them — no government interference necessary.

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5 Myths About EV Charging – Busted!

Driivz

BUSTED: Even including the electricity used for charging, EVs have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. During peak times, energy can also be supplanted by onsite storage and even from other vehicles using V2G (vehicle-to-grid) technology.