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Want to charge up? EVgo builds chargers at Chevron gas stations

Green Car Reports

If electric cars need more public places to charge, maybe they could just go to gas stations. CHECK OUT: Gas stations OK, electric-car chargers too ugly? That seems to be the approach behind the latest installations of EVgo stations in California.

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Hey Exxon! Hey Chevron! My Friends At the EPA Are Declaring What You Do Dangerous & You Will Pay. Pack Up Losers, It’s Time For You to Go!

Creative Greenius

Yeah, I’m talking to you Exxon/Mobil mercenaries who work at the Torrance refinery and you amoral assassins who get your blood money from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo. According the the WSJ, “Many business groups are opposed to EPA efforts to curb a gas as ubiquitous as carbon dioxide.&#. Did you think I was kidding?

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Plugged Up: GM to Adopt Tesla Charging Standard

The Truth About Cars

It was only a few short days ago we brought you news of Ford announcing it will be granting its EVs the capability of hoovering electricity from Tesla-branded charging stations. This is huge news since it’ll mean America’s three biggest sellers of electric vehicles will all be using the same power port.

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Road Test: 2021 Kia Niro PHEV EX Premium

Clean Fleet Report

The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. The Niro PHEV offers the best of both worlds–EV & gas. kW electric motor. kW electric motor. Charge up for electric-only local driving. Smooth Operator. Stylish lines.

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First week with a Tesla

Revenge of the Electric Car

In my rear view mirror I watched a Los Angeles Sheriff’s car pull out of the Chevron and turn on both its blue and red flashing lights to pursue me down Ventura Boulevard. “This is the electric car?&#. And with that he burst into a rave about the car to his fellow officers. Even I was surprised.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. Plug-in cars are inevitable. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. The federal consumer tax credit awaits major automaker cars that can claim them. Here's my June column.

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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries , powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. For some uses, such as the high-capacity batteries that back up solar power plants or support the electric grid, physical size doesn’t matter much. Other investors include Chevron Corp. Natron Energy Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.,

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