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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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It is an ideal fun hatch which offers premium, safety and technology features, eco-friendly footprint, spirited performance, all made even more desirable with the added advantage of a low cost of ownership. We are confident that this move will help more and more customers embrace EVs as their preferred mode for personal mobility.

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Waxman/Markey Bill Accelerates Infrastructure and Build-out for Plug-Ins, Calls for Harmonization of Motor Vehicle GHG Standards; 3% of Emissions Allowances for Cap-and-Trade Go to Auto Industry

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The bill also calls for the harmonization of Federal and California motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards. These applications may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, car sharing companies or organizations, or 2 other persons or entities.

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Pike forecasts electric vehicle charging station installations to reach 7.7M worldwide by 2017; price drops of 37%

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This figure does not include standard electric outlets that have been placed near parking spots; only equipment with safety features for plugging in of PEVs is considered in the report. DC EVSE sales will be most prevalent in Asia, where automotive OEMs and equipment manufacturers have embraced CHAdeMO as a de facto standard.

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Smoothing the road for electric vehicles

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The so-called mandate that you will hear about refers to a suite of complementary policies comprised of clean vehicle standards as well as incentives, and infrastructure and manufacturing investments to support the transition to cleaner transportation. The clean vehicle standards are NOT an EV mandate. automakers need to change too.

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NAATBatt Coalition recommends deployment of up to 300 GWh of distributed energy storage systems by 2022

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Because DES systems are installed on the distribution portion of the electricity grid—in homes, communities and buildings—local utility ratepayers must pay for all of the costs of DES deployment. with DES systems, standardize their design and applications, and demonstrate their. value proposition.

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MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

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The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. Understanding the future of personal mobility requires an integrated analysis of technology, infrastructure, consumer choice, and government policy. —MITEI Director Robert C. From Insights into Future Mobility.

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Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

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Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 per revenue mile—an order of magnitude lower than the cost of service of present-day Manhattan taxis and $0.05–$0.08/mi

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