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Opinion: Hey VW, Electric Vehicles Are Not a Joke

Clean Fleet Report

One or two or sometimes more companies let their PR folks’ creative juices loose on a gag press release sent on April 1. 4 battery electric crossover and the corporate commitment to EVs. 4 battery electric crossover and the corporate commitment to EVs. Taking Volkswagen to Task for Its April Fools Prank. It happens every year.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. At the turn of the 20th century, utilities promoted the use of electric truck fleets to soak up excess electricity. He recruited Rippel and Cocconi for both jobs.

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How does leasing an electric car work?

Drive Electric

You’re allowed to reclaim 100% of the vehicle’s cost against corporation tax in the first year, although it’s worth noting you must repay the tax on the car’s sale price if you sell it later on or return it to the lease company. It was only around 15 years ago that EVs could barely travel 50 miles before running out of juice.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. John Addison publishes the Clean Fleet Report with archives of over 60 articles and reports about electric vehicles, V2G, biofuels, fleet success and more. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. 2:54 PM Anonymous said. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Opinion: Stop Subsidizing Electric Vehicle Programs

The Truth About Cars

Your author would argue that the juice simply isn’t worth the squeeze. Formed in 2021, the US-EU Trade and Technology Council basically serves as a way for Europe and America to be on the same page in regard to data acquisition policies, 5G, technology standards, corporate tax rates, and artificial intelligence regulation.