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Ford and Sunrun partnering to advance home energy management using F-150 Lightning

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Teaming up with Sunrun leverages their expertise to bring solar power to even more customers, giving them the chance to turn their truck into an incredible energy storage source —and future truck features can help accelerate the development of a less carbon-intensive grid. —Matt Stover, Ford charging and energy services director.

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

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The project will be the next step in CTDOT's zero emission bus deployment program with the goal to minimize the carbon emissions of Connecticut's bus fleet. This project will begin to fulfill Mountain Rides' goal of moving from diesel powered buses to cleaner, cheaper, easier to maintain battery electric buses.

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GM: Putting 1M Plug-ins on the Road Will Require a Plug-In Ecosystem

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In addition, he said, the marginal sources that would handle the upswing from vehicle charging are “ significantly cleaner ” than the national average. In the long-term, Duvall said, EPRI sees about a 500 million ton CO 2 per year reduction for auto industry “ almost entirely due to replacement of gasoline with lower carbon electricity.”.

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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

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The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. To restore balance we must protect the oxygen-producing biomass of Earth and reduce the amount of carbon emissions. But use of petroleum will continue.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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There are likely many benefits to home charging that ought to make this the most popular option and here well cover the three "c"s: convenience, cost, and carbon-control. It eliminates waiting in lines or out of order machinery and gives you the benefit of your vehicles full range right from your doorstep.