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Volvo Cars, Starbucks begin installing ChargePoint EV fast chargers at stores between Denver and Seattle

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars, in cooperation with Starbucks Corporation, announced the first Starbucks stores where new electric vehicle (EV) chargers, powered by ChargePoint, will be available to customers and members of the public. ChargePoint’s DC fast chargers can bring the Volvo C40 Recharge, for example, from a 20% to a 90% charge in about 40 minutes.

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Amprius’ silicon nanowire Li-ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft

Green Car Congress

However, in particle or film structures silicon is not stable and lasts only a few recharge cycles. Amprius maintains an R&D lab and corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California; an R&D lab and state-of-the-art pilot production line in Nanjing, China; and a manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China.

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

G oogle proved it is serious about Plug Ins with its new Recharge IT initiative. Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc. Here is part of the story.

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Four Benefits of EV Charging for Hospitality

Blink Charging

EV sales are trending upward, which means that more and more drivers are going to be showing up to hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and other locations expecting to charge their vehicles as they recharge themselves. Now is the time to install EV chargers.

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Automaker Plug-in Hybrid PR Flurry

Plugs and Cars

In the wake of the Chevy Volt presentation by GM, my "plug-in hybrid" google alert has filled my inbox with reports from other automakers about their PHEV projects. One big corporate "ME TOO!" The buzz about the Volt has generated automaker PR reactions. Daimler/Chrysler has dusted off its long ago announced Sprinter PHEV.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

A combination of factors has driven the recent interest in developing electric, or partially electric vehicles, including the Obama administration’s push to have 1 million rechargeable vehicles on U.S. Tesla’s investors include Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Venture funds back green cars.

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The Cash Back Hybrid

Plug In Partners

By John Voelcker First Published October 2007 Google , a former CIA director , the Natural Resources Defense Council , a U.S. It includes tax credits for consumers who buy or convert to plug-ins, tax incentives on tooling for carmakers who sell early models, and incentives for utilities to offer discounts for off-peak car recharging.

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