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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

By the 1950s, the grid was moving electricity across time zones and national borders, tying in diverse sources of supply and demand. Cocconi was also dismayed by the automaker’s decision to equip the production car with an off-board rather than onboard charger, which he believed would limit the car’s utility. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Nissan Qashqai e-Power review: Is it really an almost-EV?

EV Central

. “The Qashqai e-Power will appeal to drivers who aren’t yet ready for a pure EV in their lives but do want to be more sustainable and enjoy the fun-to-drive EV feeling day to day,” says Nissan’s product strategy and pricing chief for the region that includes Australia, Arnaud Charpentier. Nothing else.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. New investments in battery technology and production are announced daily.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

If you’re feeling inspired by all these money saving tips and want to go bigger, why not spend this week looking into grants and schemes available from the government such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing! Invest in sustainable products.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge.

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