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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

The air would be cleaner, and people could knock out two birds with one stone, fueling their ride while tending to other necessary chores. Perhaps a future of energy surpluses isn’t beyond the imagination—what if humanity could collectively lower utility bills while reaping other perks? Can Solar Panels Produce Enough Juice?

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Raízen breaks ground on Iogen cellulosic ethanol facility in Brazil

Green Car Congress

We see tremendous potential for this technology in meeting the world’s growing demand for cleaner and more sustainable fuels, and we anticipate a long and profitable future. —Vasco Dias, CEO of Raízen. The technology being deployed has undergone extensive testing and validation work.

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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

Blink Charging

Part of the native Android Automotive operating system available in some EVs, the AI algorithm suggests charging stops along a driver’s route based on their current location, the amount of juice still left in their battery and the type of plug their vehicle uses.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

In case of power outage at home, the DC pins in the charger can send juice back into the house, keeping the lights on. Volkswagen The bidirectional networked future won’t necessarily arrive with an overnight flick of the switch, however. Cleaner power—and energy sourcing—is a more pressing concern.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Moving towards more juice. The addition of a plug-in hybrid drivetrain makes it a powerful and cleaner beast and moves Volvo forward on the path to an all-electric future. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from. There are rivals out there, but none possess the Scandinavian design approach.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. As a civilization, we have committed ourselves to electricity and we must make cleaner electricity.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

HDMI is great, but, not future proof, you need something that will still be a standard in 25 years. Low Ranked richii @ Apr 19th 2009 4:29PM for some reason this makes me think of the future. like i said in the first place, for me, this makes me think of one step in the right direction and makes me think of a greener cleaner future.