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Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years

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I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. I love several things about the Volt that tipped my decision to buy out the lease and keep on driving—mostly on electricity: The Lectron charger has style and speed. The Tesla adapter is a must in my neighborhood.

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Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

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New lightweight lithium-ion 12-volt battery that supports the LT2 V-8 engine’s stop/start functionality. It is designed for quietly exiting a neighborhood, with a maximum speed of 45 mph. The battery is charged via regenerative energy from coasting and braking, as well as during normal driving. Standard Magnetic Ride Control 4.0

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Battelle introduces Grid Command Distribution services and software for rapid modeling of smart grid distribution circuits

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Screen shot of a Grid Command Distribution “heatmap” analysis for a neighborhood. Battelle staff developed the new Grid Command Distribution software internally as part of its work over the past two years as part of an ongoing smart grid demonstration project in Ohio: AEP Ohio’s gridSMART program, sponsored by the DOE.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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Chevrolet made 100 Chevrolet Volts available for purchase on a priority basis last September to residents participating the Pecan Street Inc.’s Pecan Street provided an additional rebate of $7,500 for the purchase of a Volt and a $3,000 rebate for residents who leased a Chevrolet Volt for three years or more. Ultra green-built.

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Nissan LEAF available at Santa Monica Enterprise Rent-A-Car location

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It’s part of our ongoing commitment to be a leader in the electrification of the car rental and transportation industries. Enterprise recently announced plans to add 500 Nissan LEAF EVs at select locations throughout its neighborhood network and through its WeCar car-sharing program throughout this year. rental location.

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Nissan plans to add at least 500 quick-charging stations to US in next 18 months, tripling the quick-charging infrastructure

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We envision a quick-charging network that links communities and neighborhoods where people live, work, shop and socialize. A key part of this infrastructure enhancement is eVgo’s new greater Washington, DC ecosystem, which will include a network of 40 eVgo Freedom Station sites across the area. metropolitan area.

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Personal: One in a Million

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I think that’s fair since on a good day my 3 ½-year-old Chevrolet Volt has a 61-mile all-electric range, roughly comparable to a used Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e. Part of how California got to its million-EV position is by offering substantial rebates to purchasers of new EVs. Would I have bought my Volt without the rebate?