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Wireless charging J2954 testing to 11 kW in 2017 for LD, HD starting up to 250 kW; autonomous charging and infrastructure proposal for California

Green Car Congress

SAE International is engaged with the Idaho National Lab and US Department of Energy (DOE) in bench-testing of WPT 3 (11 kW) levels in 2017, said Jesse Schneider, chair of the SAE J2954 task force, in his presentation at the SAE 2017 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium last week in San Diego. Earlier post.).

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Singapore considers Model S EV a high carbon emission vehicle based on fuel consumption and upstream power generation

Green Car Congress

Wh/km (38 kWh/100 miles) for the Model S 90.). As an example, the same Model S with a 90 kWh pack would have a US average carbon footprint of 250 g/mile (155 g/km); 150 g/mile (96 g/km) in North County, San Diego; and 270 g/mile (167 g/km) in Henderson, KY, home to some of the most carbon-intense power generation in the US.

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CARB approves Electrify America’s second $200M investment in California

Green Car Congress

San Diego-Carlsbad. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Electrify America also will invest in DCFC stations specifically targeting shared mobility drivers: car share, taxis, and transportation networking company (TNC) drivers. Santa Rosa. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.

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Electrify America announces $200M Cycle 2 zero emission vehicle investment plan for California

Green Car Congress

San Diego-Carlsbad. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Electrify America also will invest in DCFC stations specifically targeting shared mobility drivers: car share, taxis and transportation networking company (TNC) drivers. Santa Cruz-Watsonville. Santa Rosa.

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Berkeley TSRC study quantifies VMT and GHG benefits of car2go car-sharing in North America

Green Car Congress

Among the study’s conclusions were that, on balance, car2go changes VMT (vehicle miles travelled) by -6% to -16% per car2go household; GHG emissions change by -4% to -18% per car2go household. Members begin and end a trip at the same vehicle location and typically pay for use by the hour, mile, or both.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Thomas is only 18 miles long, so range anxiety is not an issue. It was a Polaris GEM , it ran at 25 miles per hour (mph). Unfortunately, the taxi drivers weren’t so happy and they hit back.” I had it shipped to EV West in San Diego and they kept it for a year, converted it, and sent it back to me.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. Uber’s value proposition is that it is cheaper than using a taxi and much cheaper than using a personal car. The choices can be almost overwhelming, so services like Yelp can help you sort out the consumer-facing side of the choices.

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