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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

Green Car Congress

The morning forum includes speakers from PSA Peugeot-Citroën; Nissan North America; Michelin; Johnson Controls-Saft; Dow Kokam; CEA; INRETS; IFP Nouvelles; and French automotive clusters. French electric vehicle participating companies providing One-on-One Meetings include: DBT : a manufacturer of level 2 and level 3 charging stations.

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SAE technical experts: fuel cell technology has advanced significantly, FC vehicle production has begun, further cost reductions & infrastructure development required

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has been supporting the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technology as part of the US effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to shift to a cleaner set of energy sources and to reduce reliance on imported petroleum.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Is it becoming cleaner? When EV batteries degrade enough to be unsuitable for cars (about 70% capacity remaining), they are re-used for electricity storage.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Is it becoming cleaner? When EV batteries degrade enough to be unsuitable for cars (about 70% capacity remaining), they are re-used for electricity storage.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In California, 20% of our electricity comes from zero CO2 renewables (sun, wind, geothermal), another 20% from zero CO2 hydro, and only 20.1% As more renewables come online, battery electrics just keep getting cleaner and greener. The combined electrical storage efficiency of charger and batteries is 85%.