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European automotive sector calls for vehicle renewal incentives to kickstart economic recovery after COVID-19; 25-point action plan

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As part of the action plan, the sector calls for coordinated vehicle renewal schemes for all vehicle types and categories across the EU. Such schemes should be enhanced by scrapping premiums, and should take into account society’s climate ambitions and resource-efficiency objectives in concert with the economic impact.

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CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

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However, as older centralized thermal resources are being replaced with more variable renewables and long-distance delivery systems are showing their age, that synchronicity appears to be declining. US power outages are up 64% this decade compared to the previous decade. The US electric grid is experiencing something of a mid-life crisis.

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The Benefits of EV Charging Stations for Businesses: A Smart Move As the World Re-opens

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After seeing the pandemic’s effect on vehicle emissions and their contribution to climate change, though — a drop of roughly 2.4 EV Charging Can Drive Shoppers to Your Business Spending at clothing and clothing-accessory stores grew by more than 200% year over year. EV sales globally are expected to hit 5 million in 2021.

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27,000km Pole to Pole in a Nissan EV?

EV Central

Chris and Julie Ramsey with their 2023 Nissan Ariya Pole-to-Pole custom special Charging points are hardly plentiful in these icy tundras, and good luck plugging in at a desert servo. More than that, electric car battery life is seriously strangled in cold climates, and it doesn’t get much chillier than those Poles.

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AllCell and Matra Debut Solar Energy Storage Battery Swap and Charging System at Paris Motor Show

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The Paris Motor Show saw the debut of a solar energy storage system to support light electric vehicle battery swaps and charging. An extra option allows the solar grid-integrated system to supply energy to utility customers during high-rate and peak demand periods, reducing energy costs and increasing renewable energy usage.

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Study concludes no one strategy sufficient for targeted GHG reduction from LDVs; positive combinatorial effects

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After considering a wide range of possible strategies to reduce light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, a team from Carnegie Mellon University, RAND Corporation and the University of Toronto has concluded that no one strategy will be sufficient to meet GHG emissions reduction goals to avoid climate change. —Mashayekh et al.

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See You On the EPN Solar Homes Tour

Creative Greenius

Dency charges his plug-in electric car using the clean, renewable energy he produces from the solar panels on the roof of his Hermosa Beach house. They’re each great examples of how well solar works here in the South Bay, but only Dency’s house will feature your Creative Greenius as a volunteer docent.

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