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FERC approves CPUC settlement agreement with Dynegy/NRG; $100M EV charging infrastructure for California

Green Car Congress

NRG will pay to install a minimum of 200 fast charging “Freedom Stations”—110 in the Los Angeles Basin; 55 in the San Francisco Bay Area; 15 in the San Joaquin Valley; and 20 in San Diego County—that will be available for use by anyone with an electric vehicle for a minimum five year period. Earlier post.).

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Growth of  EVs: New challenge For Supermarkets and Gas stations

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The majority of the petroleum giants and retailers have started to invest in the EV charging sector all over the world. That is because now they see charging stations can be a good business to invest in since they have got the real estate and other facilities required for a changing station. Fuel Filling Stations. Let us find out.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

They have a long way to go before reaching numbers capable of making a significant contribution to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Paris, for example, has mandated that any electric car is allowed to re-charge at the re-charge stations of its car-sharing program Autolib.

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

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library The engineers at AC Propulsion (ACP) were familiar with the basic precepts of bidirectional EV power. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show.

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U.S. lawmakers start a new battle: gas stations vs. charging piles

Setec Powerr

billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with the goal of installing it across the United States by 2030. 500,000 public charging piles. As charging stations follow electric car stations to center stage, U.S. As charging stations follow electric car stations to center stage, U.S.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Electricity is also more efficient than gasoline, so you’ll get more kilometers out of each battery charge. While the total cost of owning an EV is far cheaper than owning its gas-powered counterpart, the initial cost of purchasing an electric car is still high. Charging can be a challenge. Better performance.

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Power Companies Driving Drunk With Power – If Only PG&E and SCE Didn’t Hate Rooftop Solar So Much We Might Meet Our AB 32 Emission Reductions.

Creative Greenius

Right now we’re at about 12% from renewable sources. They wish no one had rooftop solar – unless of course that solar is owned by the utility and they can keep charging you for it. No surprise there since the utilities are in charge of the process and they don’t like giving out that money. They already have.

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