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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

Berkeley will have a higher percentage than Fresno—it will not be unlikely for 3-5 PEVs to show up on one neighborhood circuit in Berkeley, overwhelming the local circuit, and leading to blackouts, he said. For a long time, carmakers will sell as many as they can build. convert] millions of cars on the road.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. In order to supply millions of electrically-powered cars, conventional wisdom would expect that the peak grid power capacity must increase.

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