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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.

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Discover Le Havre, Where Impressionism Was Born

Baua Electric

A bit like how people from New Jersey got used to being made fun of because they lived on industrial land that was less beautiful than New York. To prove his point, he picked up a coffee mug with an intersecting L and H — the new emblem of Le Havre that adorns products — like T-shirts and tote bags — sold throughout the city.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive funding to execute a second phase of its electric bus program to install charging infrastructure (on-route & charging bank for depot chargers) and buy electric buses. The new buses will be used on routes that connect residents to employment opportunities. New Jersey Transit.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

Without connectivity, you cannot really integrate transportation with the power grid. We know that in California, they have a pretty strong incentive program to try to help companies pay some of the upfront costs, and she told me that there’s a bill on the table in New Jersey to do something like that. It’s a must.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

Charged EVs

They wanted to buy one or two trucks and test them for several years, and startup companies couldn’t stay alive that long. I started bringing these vehicles to fleets in New York, New Jersey and California. And they assigned us every bit of capacity that was available on the grid. Get in line.

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There’s a Queue Coming for Tesla Charging, and That’s OK

Cars That Think

Yet Tesla's proprietary Supercharger network was designed exclusively for Tesla owners, not the people who buy electric Fords, Volkswagens, et al. A report from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) outlines major challenges in harmonizing every aspect of juice bars for cars: Stations, networks, vehicles and the grid itself.

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

The Truth About Cars

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. The truth is that electric vehicles aren't a reliable option for everyone, nor are they affordable.