Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Gold Peak purchased an equity stake in PICC late last year. PICC’s existing conversion kit allows Prius owners to recharge their vehicles in six hours using a regular 120-volt outlet, or in as little as two hours with an optional high-capacity charger. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. Can EVs be good enough—and can manufacturers roll them out fast enough—to meet the goals set in 2021 by the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26)? EVs have finally come of age.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electrical 97

Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The vehicle will be recharged at night, plugged into a standard home outlet. The Chevy Volt , a plug-in electric car, will have the battery power to take most American drivers to and from work every day without using any gasoline at all. Toyota also is developing a plug-in hybrid, expected on the road by 2010.

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Nickel Cadmium Austin Plug-in PHEV 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Eaton’s quick charger can recharge the iMiEV to 80% of battery capacity in 25 minutes. The control console can be purchased as a standalone tower or as a wall-mountable unit, and with backup J1772 plugs. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment. Future control console models can include networking options and fee-based units.

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Plug-in 2010 Electric Vehicles Plug 186

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

JULY 29, 2009

They both live in Rochester , New York and purchased a Tesla Roadster to make a difference in the way Americans travel. The conference room and hotel parking lot were also provided to help stage an Electric Vehicle Fiesta on Tuesday, July 28 th from 9 AM to noon. He is an electrical engineer who works on patent law issues.

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Las Vegas San Francisco Los Angeles Renewable 36

EV Adoption

JUNE 12, 2022

At the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) conference in March, I spoke with a Nissan dealer from Fairbanks, Alaska who mentioned that many residents there do not have garages and that EVs and even regular hybrids were a huge challenge due to the extreme cold winters.

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Charging Store Los Angeles DC 59

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. Major utilities were compelled to purchase high-cost peaking power, and because retail prices were capped, they could not pass their costs on to consumers.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 129

Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Paul plant, and direct the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to study the environmental impacts of purchasing PHEVs for the state-owned vehicle fleet and various other levels of penetration among the public. The press conference will be at 3:00 pm at Austin City Hall.

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Kansas City Minnesota Oklahoma Austin 100

Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

Howard’s team is holding a conference on June 24th for city managers throughout the county that I’ll be attending. This Friday, June 12, I’ll be attending the EcoMotion Palm Desert AB 811 Conference specifically to cover it for this Creative Greenius blog. NO PURCHASE! Ted Flanigan, EcoMotion.

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Solar Energy Power Powered 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Underneath the e-fuels banner, Audi also includes renewable electricity for recharging its e-tron vehicles (“e-power”) and, should the market so require it, “green” hydrogen (e-hydrogen, derived in the e-gas process). Customers can order a supply of Audi e-gas when purchasing their g-tron.

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Earlier post.).

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The pure electric vehicles, for reserve, must carry heavy and expensive batteries—which add expense as well as weight—and must have access to high-powered recharging stations [ 1 ]. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It was started by a chemist and government researcher named Wang Chuan-Fu in 1995 (same year as Yahoo) to make rechargeable batteries, which it learned to do very well. Li Lu has agreed to come to FORTUNE’s Brainstorm Green conference next week to talk about BYD. BYD is an amazing company. You can read my BYD story here.

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Chinese Companies Electric Cars BYD 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Buyerswill purchase the car – at about the same price as a conventional model –but lease the batteries from a third-party energy supplier for a monthly feeequivalent to the fuel costs for an economical petrol or diesel car. Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. Department of Energy has purchased an F3DM to take the battery apart.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Reply to this comment by rossocorrecto April 7, 2009 6:23 AM PDT There are already efficient 2 wheeled transports that are available for purchase today at very reasonable prices. If youre a stickler for electric vehicles, there is an electric scooter that will travel up to 60 miles and can be recharged in 3 hours. Video Web 2.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Ill never purchase one again, no matter what the mpgs. should be illegal for companies to purchase patents for the purpose of blocking technology.

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