Green Car Congress
MAY 10, 2011
The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? This can be required in order to aid system recovery or to cover predictable but dramatic changes in demand. Plug-in vehicles for grid balancing. To achieve this, grid operators look to balancing services.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 20, 2010
Ontario, Canada individuals, businesses, and organizations that purchase or lease a new plug-in hybrid electric or battery electric vehicle after 1 July 2010 may be eligible for a rebate between C$5,000 and C$8,500 (US$4,900-8,300). Future access to public recharging facilities and parking at GO stations and other Ontario government lots.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2018
Encouraging the use of low-carbon alternatives is an essential part of meeting climate change targets as well as improving local air quality and health. Global, economy-wide carbon pricing is assumed as climate policy in both scenarios after 2020 (100 US$ per tCO 2 held constant over time). —McCollum et al. McCollum et al.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 25, 2018
Electric vehicles are not only zero-emission and quieter and more pleasant to drive, they also clearly lower emissions of the carbon dioxide linked to climate change under most circumstances.
Plug In Partners
JUNE 11, 2008
Here's the story from the LA Times: Toyota promises plug-in hybrid vehicle in U.S., Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., The list of attendees includes Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.);
Green Car Congress
JULY 1, 2015
The first—“ Electric Vehicle Benefits and Costs in the United States ”—shows that the benefits of vehicle electrification vary based on vehicle type; driving style; climate; how supplying electricity is generated; and time of charge. Further, drivers should not be encouraged to charge at night in coal-heavy regions.
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