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

Green Car Congress

Because [Ford] can provide the hardware, but ultimately, our country has to decide is this where we really want to go and if so, how are we going to really develop the smart grid in a way that works and allows the utilities to actually speak to each other and trade power, ubiquity of charging and all those things. Battery Innovation.

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Power Companies Driving Drunk With Power – If Only PG&E and SCE Didn’t Hate Rooftop Solar So Much We Might Meet Our AB 32 Emission Reductions.

Creative Greenius

Right now we’re at about 12% from renewable sources. They wish no one had rooftop solar – unless of course that solar is owned by the utility and they can keep charging you for it. No surprise there since the utilities are in charge of the process and they don’t like giving out that money. They already have.

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U.S. lawmakers start a new battle: gas stations vs. charging piles

Setec Powerr

President Joe Biden has issued a series of decrees with climate change at the center of his work, including allocating $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with the goal of installing it across the United States by 2030. 500,000 public charging piles. Since taking office in January 2021, U.S.

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EPA finalizes strongest-ever truck rule to save billions in health & fuel costs

Baua Electric

Transportation is the largest-polluting sector in America, and heavy duty vehicles make a disproportionate amount of that pollution. billion tons, but had to re-do the baseline of these calculations due to California’s strong truck rules , which will reduce overall emissions by a huge chunk (both in California and other states).

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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

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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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He envisioned “hundreds of thousands” of charging spots, as well as a number of stations where drained batteries could be exchanged for fresh ones. The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

If you’re feeling inspired by all these money saving tips and want to go bigger, why not spend this week looking into grants and schemes available from the government such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). Or maybe you’re feeling inspired and want to use the 4 weeks of the green reset to try something more complex?

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