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EV Life is awarded CalSEED grant from the California Energy Commission to make financing electric cars cheaper than gas vehicles.

EV Life

The CEC is proud to support these 28 companies who aim to bring new energy solutions from ideas to game-changing innovations that boost the state’s economic recovery and provide benefits to ratepayers,” said Janea A. This new CalSEED grant will fund the development of an EV Climate Loan platform. Scott, Vice-Chair of the CEC.

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

Blink Charging

LEED’s stated goal is to help create buildings that: Reduce contribution to global climate change. To that end: 35% of LEED credits are related to climate change, 20% directly impact human health, 15% impact water resources, 10% affect biodiversity, 10% relate to the green economy, 5% impact community, and.

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

Cars That Think

Cold climate heat pumps will likely boost energy savings for homeowners, but will require higher up front costs, says Eric Wilson , a senior research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, and an author of the paper. So far, the efforts seem to be working. In the U.S.,

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

More details at: Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. by Judith Burns for Dow Jones.

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Heat Pumps Go North

Cars That Think

And before we start, I just want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our newsletters. And this idea, how many homes can this be used in? But I love the idea of it. That’s still considerable.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

The idea of running out of power and getting stranded on the side of the road can be terrifying to women for safety reasons. Automakers must change perspective “It’s important to consider that women tend to have the final say on family car decisions and electric cars have not been family oriented enough,” Sinclair said.