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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

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U Maryland and US Army Research Lab furthering “water-in-salt” electrolyte Li-ion battery; targeting EV use

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University of Maryland (UMD) and US Army Research Lab (ARL) researchers are spearheading a public-private sector collaboration to further develop a lithium-ion battery that would be safer to operate and less costly to dispose of than those currently available on the market. volts with the formation of an electrode-electrolyte interphase.

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Federal Realty partners with Car Charging Group to install EV charging stations at retail sites nationwide

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Federal Realty Investment Trust is partnering with Car Charging Group, Inc., a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Federal Realty‘s portfolio of 18.6 Federal Realty Investment Trust is partnering with Car Charging Group, Inc., —Michael D.

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Ford offering 3 years’ complimentary public charging to C-MAX Energi customers in California and Connecticut with EV 1-2-3 Charge

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Ford Motor Company will offer three years of complimentary charging to California and Maryland customers who purchase or lease a 2016 C-MAX Energi with its pilot EV 1-2-3 Charge program. C-MAX Energi is capable of being fully charged in approximately 2.5 C-MAX Energi is capable of being fully charged in approximately 2.5

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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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Maryland offers a tax credit of $125 for each kilowatthour of battery capacity of an EV, up to $3,000. Some utility companies offer special electricity rate structures for PEV owners to incentivize vehicle charging during off-peak hours, generally in the evening. ZEVs include vehicles powered by electricity or hydrogen fuel cells.

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News: 2024 Hyundai Kona EV

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After a quick half-hour behind the wheel driving through Maryland horse country, we have a pretty good feel for what Hyundai has done to broaden the appeal of its entry level EV. News: 2024 Hyundai Kona EV All-New Electric Small SUV Hyundai gave members of the automotive media a brief drive in the all-new 2024 Kona Electric.

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Spark EV newly LEED-certified motor plant 6% powered by renewables

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The electric motor and drive unit for the Chevrolet Spark EV are being manufactured in Maryland under a rooftop solar array in a newly LEED-certified building. The greening of the General Motors Baltimore Operations complex included the addition of 580 kilowatts of solar to the roof of its e-Motor building. Together with a 1.23-megawatt

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