Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2012

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 13, 2015

West Virginia, for instance, turns out to offer a remarkably high income-tax credit of up to $7,500 for citizens (who can take advantage of it) who buy a. And life in the 50 states that make up the United States of America is full of inconsistencies, including those among electric-car incentives from state to state.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Drivers who buy an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge the battery often start to consider the source of their energy.

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EV Connect

JUNE 5, 2023

Drivers are only beginning to tap into another big benefit: vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. This technology has huge potential upsides not only for EV drivers but also for businesses and even the entire electrical grid. What Is Vehicle-to-Grid Charging? Here’s a look at how V2G works and the ROI it can bring.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 24, 2023

Based on what he learned, he and three classmates built a solar-powered 6-kilowatt minigrid that supplied power to about 60 homes in a village. Minigrids use distributed off-grid energy solutions that operate independently from the national transmission grid. The project received support from Power Africa and USAID.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Here's an example from Spectrum Online : Can plug-in hybrid electric vehicles keep the electric grid stable? It includes tax credits for consumers who buy or convert to plug-ins, tax incentives on tooling for carmakers who sell early models, and incentives for utilities to offer discounts for off-peak car recharging.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Concurrent Technologies Corporation will receive $2 million to share costs in a US Department of Defense vehicle-to-grid demonstration project at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in the western Mojave Desert region that includes parts of Kern, San Bernardino and Inyo counties.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

All of today’s best Green Deals are all about batteries, from some launch discounts on new power stations revealed at CES 2024 to AAs for ditching consumables from remotes, toys, and other gear. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

It’s down to one of the best prices ever to join this ongoing launch discount on the new EcoFlow Delta Pro Ultra at $4,999 , as well as this 2-tool Greenworks bundle at $500 – all of which joins today’s other best new Green Deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories. With a 2.0

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

ELEVATE , led by Professor Rob Thring at Loughborough University, will develop better materials for energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, along with better diagnostics for fuel cells, as well as work to improve integration between devices, vehicles and power grids.

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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.&#. and San Diego, a combination of green consciousness and enthusiasm for new technology seems to be stirring public interest in the cars.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The battery is then charged from the grid at a power level of 2.3 As an option Volkswagen offers a wall box for the garage that charges the battery at a power level of 3.6 Eco-power tariffs for other group brands are in the pipeline. A completely depleted battery is recharged in this way within nine hours.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Establishing dealer network.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

Singapore is well-positioned for the deployment of EVs due to our relative small size, urban environment, robust electrical grid and IT infrastructure,&# said Mr Lawrence Wong, Chief Executive, EMA. The taskforce will set aside funding for interested parties to develop infrastructure and buy electric vehicle during the testing process.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Essentially, if your EV has a smaller carbon footprint while driving compared with a petrol or diesel vehicle, but has a large carbon footprint during the manufacturing process – your EV might not be so clean and green after all. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases. Duh, heres our $40K volt, buy it please? The true impact of electric vehicles should consider the make-up of the power grids where these cars will be used.

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