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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

Green Car Congress

It is the second such venture between the two companies, following the announcement last month that they are teaming up with Mazda Motor Corporation on a similar system using vehicles converted to electric drive using a platform designed and built by EnerDel and its partner THINK, which will be stationed at a Family Mart convenience store.

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Beyond Tesla: Why Your Business Needs Charging Stations Compatible with All Types of EVs

EV Connect

To keep up with the breakneck pace, business owners need to be familiar with the different types of EV charging stations, know how they differ , and decide which kind to install on their commercial or residential property. Jaguar, Mazda, Mercedes, Porsche, Nissan and many more are actively developing electric vehicles.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Green Car Congress

Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. The intent was to accelerate the commercialization of electric (and other advanced) technology, but batteries and fuel cells did not advance as fast as regulators hoped. Click to enlarge.

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MPG Marathon winner nears 100mpg milestone

Green Cars News

In this category, the Mazda 3 2.3 Vans, or light commercial vehicles (LCV) were not to be outdone and proved what could be achieved if driven more thoughtfully. Commercial vehicle drivers in the ALD/TOTAL ECO 10 MPG Marathon clearly demonstrated the potential for fuel savings that can be achieved through skilful eco-driving.

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

Cars That Think

GM, too, is in favor of an accelerated EV mandate, believing this gives the automaker a commercial advantage over its rivals. Toyoda also argues that only selling EV powertrains would not serve Toyota’s customers well in other countries, a similar argument made by automakers BMW , Mazda and VW. for obvious reasons.

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Price Parity is Not the Key to EV Adoption in the US

EV Adoption

According to a price survey conducted by BloombergNEF , automakers soon will be producing models that are “as affordable—and as profitable—as comparable combustion engine models, and without the help of tax subsidies.” But at many levels, price parity may be the easiest part of the EV adoption equation.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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