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NY Governor Cuomo announces “Make-Ready” program for EV charging stations; >20K EV rebates approved

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In addition, the Governor announced that more than 20,000 rebates have been approved for New Yorkers to purchase electric cars under the Drive Clean Rebate initiative, which provides residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase or lease of a new electric car from participating dealers.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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While a truck-maker and its dealer can help in identifying suitable routes and matching them to electric trucks, that’s only the start of the process. The time and cost of installing the needed charging infrastructure for electric trucks can vary enormously. A 150 kW charger may recharge a battery pack to 80 percent in about 2.5

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GAO Report Concludes Plug-in Vehicles Offer Potential Benefits, but High Costs and Limited Information Could Hinder Integration into the Federal Fleet; Recommended Actions

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Other factors may emerge over the longer term if the use of plug-ins increases, including managing the impact on the electrical grid and increasing consumer access to public charging infrastructure needed to charge the vehicles.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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it would bring down the neighborhood. Although repair plans will vary by car manufacturer, it is likely for the initial PHEV programs servicing a battery pack at a dealer would be limited to pack swapping. The first is the cost of the battery pack. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? It might be 50 percent if you compare it to the absolute base stripped-down RAV4 that no dealer actually has. Finally, age. What do we predict?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? It might be 50 percent if you compare it to the absolute base stripped-down RAV4 that no dealer actually has. Finally, age. What do we predict?