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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric.

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

Drive Electric

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . Most modern electric vehicles use a rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-on) battery to power the electric motor, which then turns the wheels (acceleration) instantaneously and faster than a combustion engine.

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

Drive Electric

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . Most modern electric vehicles use a rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-on) battery to power the electric motor, which then turns the wheels (acceleration) instantaneously and faster than a combustion engine.