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Electric bus market and trends 

Electric Vehicles India

India’s grid is highly carbon-intensive with 950 gCO2/KW h compared to other countries in the world. BYD received Israel’s largest electric bus order. For the Chinese bus manufacturer, this electric bus order is the largest from to date Israel. Transport sector is responsible for 23% of CO2 emissions.

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Pike Research ranks ChargePoint, DBT as top EV charging equipment supply companies

Green Car Congress

The new Pike Pulse Grid for EVSE manufacturers. Pike’s top 11-20 countries are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, India, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland. Execution: market share, sales and marketing, product performance and features, product portfolio and ecosystem, pricing, and staying power.

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Better Place Debuts EV Services Platform and Partners at Frankfurt Motor Show

Green Car Congress

Better Place introduced its electric vehicle (EV) services platform at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in conjunction with Renault’s unveiling of the Fluence ZE Concept with Quickdrop (switchable) battery system and an expanded agreement with Renault, committing both companies to a volume of at least 100,000 electric cars in Israel and Denmark by 2016.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

EVs are a technology that are now proven, are increasingly price competitive, and will be the future of the automotive industry. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. Consumer concerns are shifting from upfront price and range anxiety. .

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Smart Grid City will use a realtime high-speed two-way communication throughout the distribution grid. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Vehicle to Grid [V2G] technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Smart Grid City will use a realtime high-speed two-way communication throughout the distribution grid. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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