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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

Green Car Congress

The objectives are to develop fundamental models and new design tools with capabilities of generating and comparing design for Re-X alternatives considering economic profitability and environmental impact savings. Design Iteration Tool to Sustain Remanufacturability. Iowa State University, Danfoss. Low Heat Repair of Cast Iron.

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

Green Car Congress

A smart-charging plugin hybrid can integrate more renewable energy than a normal-charging all-battery electric vehicle, despite the smaller battery size. The pilot is designed to further explore how to optimize EV charging with renewables on the electric grid and enable more customers to power their EVs with cleaner energy.

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Europe December 2020

EV Sales

While the overall automotive market is still in red (-4% YoY), in December, Europe's passenger plugin market had an historic month, having registered a record 281,000 registrations (+264% YoY!), adding an amazing 115,000 units to the previous record, set in the previous month. Disruption Zone , as the 2020 PEV share ended at 11% share (6.2%

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Why Hotels and Other Short-Term Rental Properties Need EV Chargers

Blink Charging

If your business is actively trying to gain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, then installing EV charging stations is an excellent way to gain more points towards that certification. . Potential LEED points. The general rise in EVs.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. The vast majority of new vehicles, a little over 80% by volume, imported into New Zealand are currently built to Australian Design Rules (ADR) standards. Executive Summary.

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Feature: Camping on Electrons Is Coming Closer

Clean Fleet Report

As we move towards a future focused more on electric rather than gas and diesel there is an uptick in companies providing options for eco-travel and plugin options. I personally love the old campervan look that has become synonymous with the 60s and campervans the world over. The leaders appear to be in Europe, but we suspect a U.S.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And personally I like better simple solutions. This car was bought in or designed for america! They should have taken more time in designing the standard, and taken the opportunity to add data services. Neutral jakem @ Apr 19th 2009 5:21PM Thats only a better solution for people who have a garage at home.