Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

GM is using five used battery packs from Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric cars to help power the new General Motors Enterprise Data Center at the Milford Proving Ground. Even after the battery has reached the end of its useful life in a Chevrolet Volt, up to 80 percent of its storage capacity remains.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

The investment is the largest to date at both facilities and includes $384 million at Detroit-Hamtramck for new body shop tooling, equipment, and additional plant upgrades to build the next generation Chevrolet Volt and two future products.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The plant also features one of the largest solar power generation systems in the state as well as several electric vehicle charging stations, allowing the facility to operate on a blend of renewable and conventional electricity. Projected energy cost savings are approximately $160,000 per year.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

According to Ford, that translates to three days for an average 30 kilowatt-per-hour-per-day house with the extended-range Lightning battery, or as long as 10 days when used with a home solar power system that is equipped with a transfer switch that disconnects the house from the grid. No word yet on which EVs will take part. (GM

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

The 2017 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle has a US average GHG intensity of 200 g/mile; the new 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid (not plug-in) has a GHG CI of 184 g/mile. By contrast, however, a 2017 Tesla Model S AWD 90D carries a WTW CO 2 e intensity (US average) of 190 g/mile.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

By 2020 in Japan, second-life batteries are expected to be in high demand for applications such as: Energy storage with photovoltaic solar panels for residential and industrial needs; Back-up power supplies; Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS); Load leveling for the electricity grid; and.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Here we are four months later: GM is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy , and its turnaround plan — which gave the Chevy Volt a central role – has gotten a less-than-rave review from the Obama administration. He called for steppe… Will Solar Save Chip Companies? phones and mobile devices.

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