Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 19, 2007

Of course as our efforts to green the grid take effect, and that's happening already, plug-in cars yield even greater reductions in GHGs. The EPRI-NRDC Plug-in Hybrid Study makes clear that under every scenario studied, every region will yield reductions in greenhouse gases as we increase the number of plug-in cars.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 16, 2007

And is Lutz - purveyer of Hummers and Escalades - suggesting the environmental consequences of nickel mining are so great we must wait for lithium? Lutz expresses his belief in the benefits of transitioning to the electric grid, lessening our need for liquid fuels by using them merely as range extenders for an electric car.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Stamped grid plates on top will bring power back to terminals. The same process might ease battery recycling and grid-storage solutions. Tesla Cybertruck, unveiled to great fanfare in 2019 , will now be beaten to market by this year's GMC Hummer pickup, the Rivian R1T and perhaps even Ford's F-150 Lightning in 2022.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This week, Lucid finally put a number to its largest battery pack: 118 kilowatt hours, a far cry from the up-to-200 kWh units coming in EV behemoths like the GMC Hummer EV. Home on the range Rawlinson is known to scoff at EVs that simply stuff more batteries aboard to achieve stamina targets: "Dumb range," he calls it.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Each team can customize the bodywork of its car—for example, the Chip Ganassi Racing team created a car that features a unique grille, graphics and bodywork inspired by the GMC Hummer EV—but all the other parts are standardized. That’s for part of a low-carbon micro-grid.”. There are two motors, each with 200 kW (225 hp) of power.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

One of the things that EV owners know is that if you're going to take a trip, pull your phone and tell the car, 15 or 30 minutes before you start, hey, warm up your battery, pre-condition the cabin and do it on grid power so you have a full battery. GM has plans—for an electric Hummer of all things. Finally, age. Fast forward 10 years.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

One of the things that EV owners know is that if you're going to take a trip, pull your phone and tell the car, 15 or 30 minutes before you start, hey, warm up your battery, pre-condition the cabin and do it on grid power so you have a full battery. GM has plans—for an electric Hummer of all things. Finally, age. Fast forward 10 years.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

GMC Hummer EV SUV Will Debut April 3 – The GMC Hummer electric pickup’s SUV stablemate will be revealed on April 3. The key differences between the truck and the SUV will be found inside, where the Hummer SUV may offer a third row of seats. The Hummer SUV likely won’t go on sale until late 2022 or early 2023.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Because robust grid integration is essential for widespread customer acceptance of electric vehicles, Chrysler has enlisted the involvement of key utility partners, including Duke, ConEd and DTE. Postal Service. Granholm and Schwarzenegger talk green mobility Greenlings: What is regenerative braking?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. The demands on the grid would require a lot of infrastructure work without some sort of "energy reservoir" in place.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Notice in [link] that GM carefully avoids claiming to reduce CO2 by shifting to the grid, but leads people off the track by focusing on smog related issues. Posted by: Brian A | Apr 15, 2009 6:06:59 AM Ive heard some good arguments that a Hummer is a greener choice than the Prius, or presumably and electric vehicle using similar batteries.

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