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EU should target 1M EV public chargers by 2024, 3M by 2029 say carmakers, environmentalists and consumer groups

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Setting targets will send a strong signal to consumers that the number of public charging points will keep pace with the surging sales of electric vehicles which Europe is witnessing, the letter said. But the success of this huge effort is seriously threatened by the delayed installation of charging infrastructure in the EU.

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Québec moves forward with a zero-emission vehicle standard

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Those manufacturers will have the option of purchasing credits to avoid paying the regulatory charges set out in the regulation or hold the credits for their future needs. The government also offers grants for the purchase and installation of charging stations, both at home and at work. Québec joins the ten U.S.

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

Creative Greenius

“ We are so cash rich at the moment that we’re spending money all over the place while everyone else is forced to cut back. 2. Green Building & Remodeling. But Exxon/Mobil had no such money problems. “We’ve had one record profit quarter after another,&# said a spokesperson for the oil company.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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That was always the tradeoff with prior green efforts. early technology adopters and relatively affluent urban consumers interested in a “green” commuter car). Given the high cost of battery production, a BEV that approaches affordability (with generous tax credits) has a driving range of about 70-100 miles on a full charge.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

Nick Green of the Breeze did a good job reporting. You’ve got to show you’re going to show that you’re going to build something that’s going to look good – not from the aesthetic point of view, from the building point of view. Don’t you want to pump some green power into some dirty places? They’re my heroes.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. Every electric energy consumer, not just the relatively few electric-only vehicle owners, will be asked to pay for the expensive hardware for these high-power charging stations. Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

With World Earth Day only a week away (22/04/2021), we have decided what better way to embrace this event than for everyone to get involved in some new ‘ green habits’ for 1 month in the spirit of myenergi’s very own Green Reset. Travel Green! For ourselves and many others every day is Earth Day.

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