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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. Honolulu, with 26 quick chargers, has one of densest charging grids in the US. San Diego ranks in the top LEAF cities for many of the same reasons in other California and West Coast markets: state tax incentives, HOV/HOT access and general environment-mindedness.

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How China beat everybody to be international chief in electrical automobiles

Baua Electric

Tax Breaks: An ordinary 10% tax levy has been waived for clean-car purchases below 300,000 yuan till 2025, and can go back at 5% for 2026 and 2027. The tax crack, in park since 2014, is estimated to quantity to 835 billion yuan through the top of 2027. China had 6.36 and TGood Untouched Power Co.

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Scalability Is a Leading Challenge Facing the EV Charging Ecosystem Today

Driivz

With a flexible back-end system that also supports open standards for grid and intra-network connectivity and APIs for legacy applications, EVSPs can support multiple types of locations and business models. Wrapping Things Up: Addressing Grid Challenges with Energy Management. A Word About Charger Uptime.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. Or No Cars?

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

Green Car Congress

National estimation of background concentrations produces a result for each 1km grid square and each of 9,000 major road links in the UK, which are used to assess compliance. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling. 100M – National road network.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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New Study: Only 26% of U.S. households are familiar with EVs.

Teslarati

These sessions address the coming surge of EVs on the market, the potentially explosive EV growth in adoption, and the implications for consumers, the grid, and needed infrastructure.” According to the study, “Only 26% of US broadband households report high familiarity with electric vehicles but that’s about to change.