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NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

Green Car Congress

Muratori found that as more PEVs are added to a neighborhood, and a higher charging power is adopted, the distribution infrastructure might no longer reliably support the local electricity demand. He also noted the higher demand could shorten the expected life of a transformer.

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Vehicle theft increases by 2.5x in India in 2023; Delhi tops the list: ACKO report – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As per The Hindu, in 2023, Delhi Police official data says they received 7,328 calls reporting violent disputes over parking on neighborhood roads which is more than the number of calls received in 2022 and 2021. In the case of vehicle theft, customers should immediately inform the police and the insurance company.

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Waymo starts fully autonomous rides in LA tomorrow; Austin later this year

Baua Electric

Waymo has spent the last few months hosting its “Waymo Tour,” where it bounced around small parts of town to offer free rides to locals in various neighborhoods one-by-one ( we experienced it on a chaotic weekend day in Venice Beach ). In this case, Waymo’s limitation means it’s geofenced to a particular service area.

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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

EV Connect

Replacing the noise and pollution so prevalent at existing transportation hubs with clean, quiet access to public transportation may change where people want to live and make neighborhoods that were once avoided more desirable. Download Guide. Are You Ready To Drive Your City Forward?

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Greenius Goes All AB 811 Over Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

Click Here to Download a PDF copy of my presentation ). And so it was that I found myself in the Hermosa Beach City Council Chambers addressing the Green Task Force audience you cannot see in this photo as I presented my Finding The Green To Green The Grid House By House PowerPoint.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Prop 87 Missed Opportunity RAVs to Keep Rolling in LA Holiday EVangelism ZEVTech Saving RAVs Holiday EVangelism Who Killed the Electric Car?

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

Thigpen at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis and published in The Journal of Transport and Land Use (Note: study PDF will automatically download) estimated that 37% of the households in the Sacramento, CA market they studied do not use their garage for parking cars. Volker and Calvin G. Volker, Calvin G.