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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

Cars That Think

Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. We measure access to electricity no better than we do the rate of literacy. What does 50 kWh/year deliver?

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Leclanché, eCAMION and SGEM to build and operate network of 34 fast-charging stations along Trans-Canada Highway

Green Car Congress

Bryan Urban, EVP of Leclanché North America, will serve as president and Himanshu Sudan CFO of eCAMION will serve as CEO of the joint venture. The existing grid infrastructure sometimes proves inadequate to support faster charging. Each station will have three charging units to allow three vehicles to be charged simultaneously.

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Ethiopian Dam Generates Power, but What's Next?

Cars That Think

There’s even talk of selling power to neighboring countries — though the dam is located hundreds of kilometers from any major city, and it’s not clear if Ethiopia’s grid can handle GERD’s peak power, let alone transmit current to Sudan or Kenya. Before any of that, the 50-billion-cubic-meter reservoir in GERD’s wake needs to fill up.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. Because New Zealand has such a clean power grid, charging electric vehicles here in NZ is an eco-friendly option. EV Batteries as Storage to Support the Electricity Grid. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. Because New Zealand has such a clean power grid, charging electric vehicles here in NZ is an eco-friendly option. EV Batteries as Storage to Support the Electricity Grid. THE BOTTOM LINE.