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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

Green Car Congress

OnStar and GM are now signing on as an official partner of Pecan Street Inc., Pecan Street also offered a limited number of rebates for the Nissan Leaf and Prius PHV. Chevrolet made 100 Chevrolet Volts available for purchase on a priority basis last September to residents participating the Pecan Street Inc.’s The Mueller Community.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

Another first for Corvette–Two drive modes (with or without engine) With a gentle nod toward electrification, the E-Ray also takes the Corvette into more new territory—its first all-wheel drive model, first hybrid model and first one with a Stealth Mode to slip out of the neighborhood without the full-throated blast of 6.2-liter

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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

Toyota Prius Prime PHEV – 14,275. Tesla and GM both exceeded the state’s 200,000-unit sales cap on rebates. The number of EVs in my neighborhood seems to be growing weekly. The cars Californians choose set the tone for EV sales for 2021. Tesla Model Y EV – 61,022. Chevrolet Bolt EV – 12,313. Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV – 7,988.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Investors in RelayRides included Google Ventures and GM Ventures. We covered the start-up here.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). At the end of this article, Prof.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

Green Car Congress

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM GM plans to handle module and pack assembly itself, earlier post.) it would bring down the neighborhood. Prabhakar Patil. Most people.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Breaking - Zero Motorcycles unveils the Zero S [w/Video] GM and Segways PUMA live reveal Hyundai to offer plug-in hybrid in U.S. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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