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

Cars That Think

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. In the United States in 2011, the University of Delaware and the New Jersey–based utility NRG Energy signed a. People are buying more and more electric cars,” says Eerenberg, the alderman.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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

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Yet Tesla's proprietary Supercharger network was designed exclusively for Tesla owners, not the people who buy electric Fords, Volkswagens, et al. That's about to change, beginning with a Tesla pilot project in the Netherlands. The automaker is also looking to boost roaming via partnerships with other networks.

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