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Toyota misses the point: EVs can make the electricity grid cleaner

Green Cars News

Clean up your smelly electricity grid, or the plug-in cars get it! That''s the been the message from Toyota Europe this week as it told news website Responding To Climate Change that Toyota could leave the European electric car market completely unless it is confident that Europe''s energy mix is gett[.].

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All UK households to get electric smart meters

Green Cars News

Smart meters will be rolled out through energy suppliers to every home by the end of 2020 under final plans published today by Energy and Climate Change Minister Lord Hunt. A paper setting out the case for developing smart grids in the UK is also being published.

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Huhne to overturn ban on councils selling green electricity

Green Cars News

A ban on councils selling green electricity into the national grid is to be overturned, Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne announced today as the carbon footprint of every local council in England was published. Tags: Green credentials carbon councils electricity emission energy production renewable.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Climate change projects had always had a stronger appeal to international investors than US investors.

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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

Green Car Congress

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics.

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Aixam Mega welcome electric car plan

Green Cars News

The plan, announced on Tuesday, 19 May at the C40 Climate Change Summit in Seoul, promises a range of measures to put at least 100,000 electric vehicles on London’s roads as soon as possible, from investment in re-charging infrastructure to financial incentives for consumers. The average journey in London is just four miles.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. Electric car batteries like cell phone batteries do degrade in energy capacity over time. Finally, age.