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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. At the turn of the 20th century, utilities promoted the use of electric truck fleets to soak up excess electricity.

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PHEV Energy Bill

Plug In Partners

Priority given to recently closed facilities or facilities in danger of closing SEC 133 Inclusion of Electric Drive in Energy Policy Act of 1992 Adds PHEVs, hybrids, and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles to list of those vehicles receiving credit under Epact fleet requirements. T here has been a lot of news too!

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From EV Range Anxiety to Range Confidence

Blink Charging

Level 2 charging supports home and work charging, and DCFC supports fleets and road trips. These locations serve as ideal spots for efficiently recharging battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) on a daily basis. Today’s EVs have higher battery capacity, allowing EV drivers to charge less frequently.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. Currently, they have a fleet of 116 vehicles spread throughout the world: Los Angeles, NYC, Washington, Berlin, Shanghai and Seoul. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

There will be a necessity to move massive data sets (100TB and over) quickly via data shuttles and arrays , for example, from fleet vehicles to data centers." Among these, there are several different types of energy storage systems as well as multiple alternative hybrid design options available.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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