Plug in America

JULY 13, 2021

Every year during the 4th of July weekend, Plug In America supporters take a stroll around their neighborhoods to count how many all-electric and plug-in hybrids they can spot. Across the United States, we counted 11,568 vehicles, of which 707 (6.11%) were electric. We had a record number of EVs reported this year!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

It is complemented by an electric motor that channels an additional 160 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque through the front wheels via a 1.9 In total, E-Ray produces a combined 655 horsepower from both the electric motor and Small Block V-8. There is no plug-in charging for the E-Ray’s battery system. Power comes from the 6.2L

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2015

EDI) announced the availability of a Class 3 utility truck based upon its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain that reduces emissions and fuel use by up to 80%. The vehicle, based upon a Chevy Silverado 3500 Class 3 commercial fleet truck, is the only Class 3 commercial work truck that has 30-40 miles (48-64 km) of all-electric range, EDI says.

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Plug in America

MARCH 24, 2021

Last week, Joel Levin, Plug In America’s executive director, participated in a roundtable discussion on electric vehicles with several members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, the committee responsible for all changes to tax laws.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2011

California has pioneered much of the clean-air legislation in the country, and it's leading the push for zero-emission electric and plug-in vehicles. But the state has also highlighted a commonly overlooked concern that shifting to all-electric or plug-in hybrid cars might present.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In a nutshell, the DOE is seeking to revise how it calculates petroleum-equivalent fuel economy ratings for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids under CAFE. Examples cited by Reuters suggest machines like the Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid could fall from 88.2 MPGe to 59.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

FHWA also released the final Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers. These standards will also require that chargers have consistent plug types and charging speeds; common payment systems; and accessible pricing information, locations, and availability.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

EDI), a developer of advanced hybrid and electric drivetrain solutions, has expanded its product portfolio to include the EDI PowerDrive electrification kit and developer support program for vehicle manufacturers moving to create a PHEV offering. Efficient Drivetrains , Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

million vehicles including: more than 500 fuel cell vehicles; 38,000 battery electric vehicles; 29,300 neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs); 30,000 plug-in hybrids; 570,000 hybrids; and 3 million gasoline vehicles. As of September 2014, more than 100,000 ZEVs and plug-in hybrids are on California roads.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

750,000 to research value-based design options for the standardization of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries. This project includes $150,000 in match funding from San Diego Gas & Electric. The California Energy Commission has awarded Electricore, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. PHEV operations often occur with minimal pre-trip charge events – “they run even if not plugged in”. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

Eaton Corporation has selected A123 Systems to supply battery systems for production of a hybrid power system to be installed on a Ford F550-based Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Fred Rogers covered many topics on his eponymous children's television show, and it turns out one of them was electric cars. Mister Rogers" test drove an electric car during an episode that originally aired in 1981.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The plug-in hybrid electric test vehicle for Japan. announced its second Electric Vehicle Testing Program, this one with Saitama Prefecture for its next-generation personal mobility products, including electric vehicles (EVs); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); electric scooters; and electric carts.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance Hybrid E-Ray Is a 70 th Birthday Present & Future Direction Indicator The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray is something old and something new for the brand. The small-block V8’s still there for now, but an all-electric model is on the horizon. liter V8’s exhaust.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2010

million in rebates for plug-in hybrid and zero emissions vehicles as part of an overall $42.3 battery electric or fuel cell) and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles and up to $20,000 for the purchase of ARB-certified or approved zero-emission commercial vehicles on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2011

Vectrix LLC has officially launched its battery-electric scooter, the VX-2. The VX-2 is a smaller and slimmer version of the VX-1 bike and is designed for lower-speed urban, neighborhood, and small-town trips. The VX-2 is the electric equivalent of a 50cc internal combustion engine scooter. New Vectrix VX-2 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

A Class 5 cargo van is a remarkably large vehicle, especially when navigating it through the mixed industrial and 19th-century residential streets of the Prospect Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. The Chanje V8070 electric cargo van, in fact, is the largest vehicle—electric or otherwise—we've ever driven.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 5, 2010

I’ve got to admit I came to this column about short-range, slow-speed Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) with a negative bias. I’m a strong proponent of full speed electric vehicles and I’ve been growing increasingly excited about the new plug-in Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt coming to market later this year.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2015

Not all electric vehicles are created the same--and that''s an important point to keep in mind when you read stories about how China''s electric-car market is set to overtake that of the U.S. Last year, roughly 118,000 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars were sold in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2015

Kandi Technologies Group operates a car-sharing service in China that dispenses electric cars from vending machines. Amid booming electric-car sales in China, Kandi will reportedly move beyond simply renting its small electric. China neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) plug-in cars New Energy Vehicle'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. “I’m very encouraged that carmakers now see as allies the utilities, plug-in advocates, community and regional efforts like ProjectGetReady.”

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Over the next 12 months, carmakers will introduce several new plug-in electric vehicles. One question that's frequently asked of GreenCarReports.com--and many others too: Does recharging electric cars pose a threat to the electricity grid?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

EDI), a producer of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and continuously variable transmission (CVT) solutions ( earlier post ), is partnering with Greenkraft , CALSTART, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a Class-4 vehicle that combines the benefits of compressed natural gas (CNG) and PHEV technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Delta-Q supplies power conversion and power management products for electric drive vehicles with more than 500,000 units in use on vehicles such as golf cars, aerial work platforms, industrial floor cleaning machines, and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. in Delta-Q Technologies Corp. The $17-million (US$16.7

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

And I’m one those million since they’re counting plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) as well as full battery electrics. I think that’s fair since on a good day my 3 ½-year-old Chevrolet Volt has a 61-mile all-electric range, roughly comparable to a used Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e. On top of that, I’m currently running at 80+% electric miles.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. It’s now what’s know as an orphan car—no longer in production as GM moves to full electrics. Electric-only range of the Volt has not only not diminished , but I’m regularly see 60-mile estimated ranges after a charge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2011

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily and weekly rentals later this month. There are more than 5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car neighborhood and airport offices, including the Mark Christopher Auto Center site, located within 15 miles of 90% of the US population.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2009

The US federal government has set a goal—via Executive Order 13423—for federal agencies to use plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) as they become available at a reasonable cost. To incorporate plug-ins into the federal fleet, agencies will face challenges related to cost, availability, planning, and federal requirements.

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Electric Auto Association

JULY 13, 2021

Michael Peters, the CEO and cofounder of the electric vehicle (EV) car share service Sway Mobility , works with the Electric Auto Association (EAA) at the national level as treasurer, and at the local level as a ‘Lead Volunteer” for Drive Electric Northeast Ohio. “So Rental periods average approximately 1.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Southern California Edison (SCE) released a white paper summarizing learnings from its Electric Vehicle (EV) readiness program. Currently, SCE customers lease or own more than 12,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), both battery electric (BEVs, for about 35%) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs, for about 65%)—about 10% of national EV sales.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2015

And the country's government-industrial complex has ambitious plans to dominate global production of plug-in electric vehicles, both for reasons of competitiveness and as one effort to start to reduce its endemic and hazardous air pollution. The Chinese vehicle market is now the world's largest, and has been for a few years now.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The company GEM has specialized in small, low-speed electric vehicles for more than 15 years; at one point during its life it was even owned by Chrysler.

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EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

is on the fast track toward electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The Coming Takeover of Electric Cars EV adoption is moving quickly. The Edison Electric Institute forecasts that there will be 26.4 neighborhoods and business districts. toward a tipping point.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

Additionally, the company will direct $25 million of the $200 million investment for an initiative in the City of Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles (Long Beach-Wilmington), for a “Green City” program. Highlights of California’s Third ZEV Investment Plan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2016

CVRP offers vehicle rebates on a first-come, first-served basis for light-duty ZEVs, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), zero-emission motorcycles, and neighborhood electric vehicles. An income cap will be instituted to exclude higher income consumers at the same time.

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