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Jeep partnering with Electrify America to install chargers at select trailheads

Green Car Congress

Jeep 4xe Charging Stations will be either directly connected to the power grid or use solar power to generate electricity. With Level 2 charging, the 17 kWh battery pack in the Jeep Wrangler 4xe can be fully recharged in about two hours.

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

Green Car Congress

Integrate electrically powered, connected vehicles into a multi-modal transport system that incorporates sophisticated inter-city transport, comprehensive subway systems, traditional vehicle movement, and specialized smaller urban vehicles. Specific globally consistent codes and standards should be developed.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

Initial consumer experiences with PEVs—their real-world driving range, cost, safety, reliability, and ease of recharging and resale—will exert a significant influence over mainstream consumers’ perceptions of PEVs. Recharging Infrastructure. The Need for “Truth in Advertising.”

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Ford Teams Up With Microsoft

Revenge of the Electric Car

In the case of electric cars, time-shifting the recharge to late at night is important because recharging effectively a home’s daytime energy usage. When Ford’s first all-electric car, the Ford Focus Electric, ships in 2011, the recharging system will be remotely managed by Microsoft.

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A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

Driivz

Installation can be costly, but dramatically speeds at-home EV charging time, depending on the exact charger model and local power grid access. states offer tax incentives for purchase and operation of EVs and use of renewable energy to power them. Type 2 chargers can also be installed in-home for faster charging.

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The Cash Back Hybrid

Plug In Partners

It includes tax credits for consumers who buy or convert to plug-ins, tax incentives on tooling for carmakers who sell early models, and incentives for utilities to offer discounts for off-peak car recharging. (clip) The keynote speaker, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), plunged directly into the policy fray.

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Fisker reveals production-intent version of Fisker Ocean at LA Auto Show

Green Car Congress

The base Fisker Ocean Sport trim level is priced at $37,499, before federal and state tax credits. The Fisker Ocean will have a set of V2X technologies that enable owners to recharge other EVs, send power to the electrical grid, and use their vehicles as a back-up source of emergency power for their homes.

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