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Where to Start with EV Charging for Convenience Stores & Truck Stops

Blink Charging

There are certain criteria that a business must meet to be eligible to receive CFI funding, including being in a rural area, a low- or moderate-income neighborhood, and being in a community with a low ratio of private parking spots. Any projects funded via CFI must meet the EV Charging Minimum Standards Rule.

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5 Myths About EV Charging – Busted!

Driivz

Read on as we bust those myths and shed some light on the state of EV charging today. MYTH 1: EVs are not really green because they increase the demand for energy generated by traditional fossil-fuel power plants. And for at least the near term, only EVs have tax breaks and purchase incentives to further decrease TCO.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives.

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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

Green Car Congress

The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. The US currently offers federal tax incentives of 10% of the purchase price up to $2,500.

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

But during this same past year, I’ve also been attending the meetings of the South Bay Cities Green Task Force. And that’s where the Green Task Force comes in. The Green L.A. One surprise to me from her presentation is the fact that street lights are the number two user of electricity in Los Angeles.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

The overarching question was not whether the light-duty transportation sector would electrify to a significant degree, but when. The nightmare scenario Darbee has is that on a very hot day, after businesses have been running operations, lights and air conditioning all day, people go home, turn the AC on or up, and plug their car in.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. Nick Green of the Breeze did a good job reporting. The second copy set you gave us is a little light. Oh I do, I do.

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