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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

of total passenger light-duty vehicles in circulation in 2016. Paris, for example, has mandated that any electric car is allowed to re-charge at the re-charge stations of its car-sharing program Autolib. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge. Click to enlarge.

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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

Green Car Congress

Increasing numbers of electric vehicles will have a significant impact on energy demand; the addition of an electric vehicle to a household could effectively double home energy consumption while the vehicle is charging. We’re not ready to announce a vehicle solution yet. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging.

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

Cars That Think

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. light-duty vehicle fleet would produce around 16 times the output of stationary power plants. Kempton and Letendre also noted that the average light vehicle was used only around 4 percent of the time.

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Review: 2025 Rivian R1T and R1S gain efficiency, comfort, and a lifeline

Baua Electric

No matter which configuration, the R1 family can detach the motors to the front or rear axle as needed for traction or efficiency, and the R1 still defers to the front wheels under light acceleration and during most cruising conditions, sending more power to the rear motors when needed especially for acceleration.

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