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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Here at Charged , we’ve been covering the commercial EV market for a decade. After many discussions with players in the commercial EV field, we realized that the problem was proving the performance of EVs. Rustam Kocher has been a pioneer in the commercial EV field. It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. One could say that Mr. Buffett has not only seen the light but invested heavily therein. Agua Caliente PV Plant: Yuma Arizona.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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million: ALD Technical Solutions is developing light-weight, easy-to-install, long-lasting, and cost-effective structural composite reinforcement system which will be installed and cured-in-place around existing Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced transmission lines to increase power capacity and power efficiency, and also decrease sag.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And oil only seems cheap. As batteries get cheaper and smaller, and motors get light enough to fit inside wheels, we’ll be able to upgrade smaller cars. Retrofitters can partner with energy service companies to finance those costs, backed by federal loan guarantees. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Gillian Flaccus/AP Renters in the United States are now spending 30 percent of their income on rent, leaving little to finance the purchase of a vehicle. light-duty vehicle sales. Atom Power says its smart circuit breaker will make charging electric cars as cheap and easy as using Wi-Fi. and SK Energy.

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Greentech Media | The Bus With Plug and Play Batteries

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Adura Systems claims it can pull off that feat with its MESA power train for buses that the company hopes to commercially release next year. Adura will first try to release the product commercially in China, but also aim for contracts in the U.S. Though $155,000 seems awfully cheap for lithium-ion battery packs.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

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Given the cost of oil and the economic, geopolitical and ecological effects of our continued reliance on petroleum, electric transportation will be cheap. by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read. Electricity costs are relatively inexpensive.