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Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

Green Car Congress

The City of Amsterdam plans to deploy 200 charging stations before 2012, and expects the charging stations to fuel 10,000 electric cars in 2015. Leading energy company Nuon will provide renewable energy for the charging stations and Coulomb’s international partner 365-Energy will manage the ChargePoint Network for subscribers.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs help support the electric grid. 17 ] If PHEVLERs are plugged in for recharging whenever they are parked, then their batteries can provide storage for electric energy.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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What Is Vehicle-to-Grid Technology and How Does It Work?

EV Connect

It Expands Capacity for Renewable Energy Storage Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar play a critical role in a sustainable economy. Implementing it is critical for accelerating our electric-vehicle transition on a global scale. With V2G in place, that reduction would increase to 50%.

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Your Questions Answered: How Much Does It Cost to Charge an EV?

Blink Charging

The cost of buying an electric vehicle is slowly coming down, making it easier for more drivers to go electric. But how much does it cost to charge an electric car? In March 2023, the average price of residential electricity in the United States was 15.85 ¢ per kWh before increasing to 16.11¢ in April.

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Researchers look into plug-in hybrid fuel consumption

Green Cars News

Toyota may be questioning the viability of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see our latest Green Piece column ) but in the US there is keen support for the technology. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news.

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