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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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public charging outlets per ZEV, placing it ahead of only New Jersey and Alaska for availability of infrastructure. Effective grid management to incorporate this level of renewables remains a key challenge for the state. Over the same time period, traditional gasoline vehicle registration increased 1.7%. below their 2006 levels.

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Utilities Are Taking an EV-industry Leadership Role

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Vehicle to Grid (V2G) is one approach being taken, where stored energy from the electric vehicles is used to power the grid during peak hours, and then the vehicles are recharged during non-peak times. E.ON, a German power company; EDF, based in France; and Italy’s Enel are partnering with Nissan to build V2G networks.