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New Jersey Could See 13,500+ Jobs From Build Back Better Act

CleanTechnica EVs

Trenten, New Jersey — A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in New Jersey.

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

Green Car Congress

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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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

Green Car Congress

Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010).

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BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe begin second phase of MINI E fleet test in Berlin

Green Car Congress

The aim of the project, funded by the German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), is to optimize the charging strategy to the use of wind energy for the MINI E to achieve the best possible. 20 MINI E users will be able to use the prototype of a route planner for smartphones, which can display charging stations along a selected route.

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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. And part of the change involves extending the city’s EV-charging network. “We We want to predict where we need to build the next electric charging station.”. This is good for the grid.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis G80 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Genesis invited automotive media to Bentonville, Arkansas, to drive the G80 EV through the winding Ozark Mountain roads. Charging and Regeneration. As with several new EVs, free fast-charging is included. kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion polymer battery will replenish from 10-to-100% charge in under 7.25

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Driving mostly in the Comfort or Sport modes (and refraining from depressing the Boost button too often) we returned to our starting point with a 7% battery charge. Wind and road noise were reduced partly due to acoustic laminated glass and sound-deadening insulation. miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh). No worries, we had it all the way!