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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

The overarching question was not whether the light-duty transportation sector would electrify to a significant degree, but when. As one example in the opening plenary panel session, Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation described the opportunity and challenges from his utility’s point of view.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. He calls Stockholm’s neighborhoods a “ string of pearls ” with a balanced use of land for work and housing—and yet Stockholm has relatively high level of car ownership (555 cars/ 1000 inhabitants). Not that the intervening six and a half years will be easy to achieve.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

Charged EVs

For instance, in our jurisdiction, to install electric vehicle infrastructure, we don’t have to obtain approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), whereas Duke and Florida Power & Light do. It’s probably a bunch of trucks that are operating in a gravel lot with a single hut and a light swinging in it and a computer, right?

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From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

The cost of an e-bike ranges from $500 to thousands of dollars, with the average price around $2,500, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. For those of you who have yards and gardens, electric landscaping equipment is making inroads into neighborhoods nationwide. All of the passenger cars in the State.