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Ford partners with Wind Energy Corp to power 4 dealerships

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is partnering with Wind Energy Corporation to deliver a new source of clean energy to its dealers. Under a pilot program exclusive to Ford, Wind Energy will install wind sail and solar panel systems at four Ford dealerships, a nearly $750,000 investment, to help power dealer facilities.

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GM Advises Approximately 1,100 Dealers of No Long-Term Future in GM Dealer Network

Green Car Congress

GM began contacting its dealers today regarding its long term planning, and is advising approximately 1,100 “ underperforming and very small sales volume US dealers ” that GM does not see them as part of its dealer network on a long-term basis. The actual number of dealers could vary given levels of attrition, etc.

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They Kept Your Car for How Long?

The Truth About Cars

It seems the A3 e-tron was brought to a Canadian dealer for recall work, only for the car to suffer an unspecified breakdown shortly thereafter. Since then, the little hatchback has apparently loitered at the dealer roughly long enough for a ewe to have lambs. Blindly completing a work order in situations like this is beyond belief.

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How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

Blink Charging

A BESS is a type of technology that utilizes batteries to store and supply reliable electricity when needed at desired levels and quality. If your energy comes primarily from renewables, the BESS enables you to store that energy for times when renewables may not be available, like at night for when solar panels are inactive.

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New study finds EV owners are very satisfied with home charging – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The study measured satisfaction across eight factors: fairness of retail price; size of charger; cord length; ease of winding/storing cable; cost of charging; charging speed; ease of use and reliability. Respondents included 15,617 owners of 2018-2024 model year BEVs and PHEVs. Source: J.D.

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Tesla gets J.D. Power Home Charging Experience Award for 3rd consecutive year

Teslarati

Power measured EV users’ satisfaction across eight metrics: fairness of retail price; cord length; size of charger; ease of winding/storing cable; cost of charging; charging speed; ease of use; and overall reliability. For its study, J.D. Brent Gruber, executive director of the EV practice at J.D.

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Country’s Ministry of Mines announces lithium discovery

Electric Vehicles India

Important minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements are essential components of many of today’s rapidly growing clean energy technologies, from wind turbines and power grids to electric vehicles. The battery absorbs and stores this energy.

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