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Price Of Electric-Car DC Fast Charging Varies: Sacramento A Test Case

Green Car Reports

While fast charging for electric cars is still nonexistent--or just starting to roll out--across much of the country, California leads the way. And the state capital of Sacramento now has such stations installed both by private vendors and the local public utility, Sacramento Metropolitan Utility District (SMUD).

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With soaring sales of xEVs in California, rebates up 50% in 2018; workgroup to discuss impacts of program’s success on funding

Green Car Congress

Electric vehicle rebates in California were 50% higher in 2018 than 2017. Electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars are now 7.8% of all new car sales in California, and some areas such as Sacramento and San Luis Obispo counties nearly doubled their EV rebates over this past year.

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Plug-in readiness reports show wide difference between California regions

Green Car Congress

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) released two reports assessing the readiness of two different areas of California—the San Diego and the Central Valley regions—for the widespread use of electric vehicles. Plug-in readiness reports. The reports show a wide difference in preparedness between the two.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. Sacramento Municipal Util. and Southern Company.

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California has invested $559M in cap-and-trade funds in ZEVs; state represents more than 40% of US ZEV sales

Green Car Congress

The investments support a wide range of next-generation vehicles, including electric school buses in Sacramento, electric yard trucks in Fontana, hydrogen-powered buses in the Coachella Valley, and a fleet of electric delivery trucks for Goodwill Industries in the Bay Area.

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EV acquire hobby creeps up slowly

Baua Electric

automakers to the Tesla-style charging plug and wire may just backup ignite broader shopper hobby in EVs, stated Edward Sanchez, senior analyst for the worldwide automobile observe at TechInsights. They know they can go to the local Starbucks and plug in,” Sanchez stated. The exit by way of two immense U.S. Energy’s U.S.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A The first nine communities to participate are: Sacramento, Los Angeles the San Francisco Bay-San Jose area, New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash. A $2,000 value!). June 3, 2010, 7:30 am.

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