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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

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It consists of the GM Energy Powershift Charger at $1,699, and GM Energy V2H Enablement Kit at $5,600. Installation costs and taxes won’t be included and will vary, depending on a home’s existing setup and other things. At $7,299, the bundle doesn’t come cheap. GM has partnered with home EV charging installer Qmerit.

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Does EV home-backup capability outmode the Tesla Powerwall?

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It confirmed that the 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV , 2024 Cadillac Lyriq, and the future Cadillac Escalade IQ will also be part of that rollout. It’s good for charging at 19.2 kw AC, while discharge power from the unit is DC and peaks at 9.6

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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The high cost of manufacturing the Volt is exactly why the tax credits of $2500 for a vehicle with 4 kWh of battery capacity and $417 for every kWh over 4 (so that there is a $7500 credit for the Volt) were legislated. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. link] — Chris Dudley 13.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1.

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