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WeaveGrid collaborates with Toyota to enable V2G integration with selected utilities – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The collaboration enables WeaveGrid’s software platform to work in concert with the telematics systems on certain Toyota and Lexus plug-in vehicles to provide actionable EV load management capabilities to some of the country’s largest electric utilities.

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

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A US-wide county-level study comparing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several light-duty passenger gasoline and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has found that PEVs can have larger or smaller carbon footprints than gasoline vehicles depending on regional factors and the specific vehicle models being compared. Yuksel et al.

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J.D. Power: Majority of EV owners are intent on purchasing another one in the future

Green Car Congress

Where to plug in: The public charging infrastructure is a key determinant of satisfaction for EV owners of both premium and mass market brands, yet significant differences exist between the two groups. Survey respondents for the inaugural study include 9,632 owners of 2015-2021 model year BEVs and PHEVs.

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ARPA-E awards $32M to 10 new projects to improve connected and automated vehicle efficiency

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An Innovative Vehicle-Powertrain Eco-Operation System for Efficient Plug-in Hybrid Electric Buses The University of California, Riverside team will design, develop, and test an innovative vehicle-powertrain eco- operation system for natural-gas-fueled plug-in hybrid electric buses. University of Minnesota.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Roger Duncan gives Campaign Update The Plug-In Partners National Campaign has now been underway for six months. We would like to take this opportunity to report on our efforts to demonstrate to automakers that a market for plug-in hybrid vehicles exists in the United States today. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX.,

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. We have sponsored the EAA-PHEV project and our Open-Source designs are being used by some of the private companies as well as technically advanced individuals.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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but as PHEVs proliferate there will be a need for fast charging at service stations and highway rest stops then the anode will play a role. For a PHEV CPI expects ten to twenty cells to make up a module and ten to twenty modules make up the pack. it would bring down the neighborhood. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008.

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