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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

“ We think there will be a substantial preference on the part of the customer to head to 220. The point to be made is that the automotive industry, policy makers and also utilities need to go to work as early as possible to deal with this great opportunity. ” The issue is the draw. But we see a 6.6 kW draw at 220.

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I bought Harley’s new electric motorcycle. Delivery was a hot mess, but still awesome

Baua Electric

LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. It also carried an equally high price tag of nearly $30k. The actual hard part, I would soon learn, would be the delivery. In fact, it’s kind of perfect.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

These insights are distilled into “Volvo Reports” and will feature a different topic each month. This edition of Volvo Reports investigates the state of electric vehicles in America and the public’s changing perspective on them. These insights are distilled into “Volvo Reports” and will feature a different topic each month.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Urban planning as part of the solution. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Earlier post.)].

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Heidi On The Hot Seat

Creative Greenius

The Exxon/Mobil refinery in Torrance and the Chevron refinery in El Segundo are both located in the South Bay and are each a big part of the carbon-based economy that causes the majority of climate change - although you’ll never get either of these corporations to admit this truth or take responsibility for it. It hardly seems fair.

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50 Years Later, We’re Still Living in the Xerox Alto’s World

Cars That Think

They typically connected to it with a teletypewriter, though the most avant-garde users may have employed simple text-only video terminals. The people who developed the Alto came to Xerox PARC from universities, industrial labs, and commercial ventures, bringing with them diverse experiences and skills. The two were disciples of J.C.R.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions. Who is going to take the lead on building the transmission capability that is needed: private industry, states or the federal government? Annual investment in the global renewables industry had grown from $16.5

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