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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs are Better for the Grid Electric vehicles are essentially mobile power storage that can get us where we need to go. They can also store energy for use at a later time if they have vehicle-to-grid (V2G) or vehicle-to-home (V2H) capabilities. Many EV models are eligible for up to $7,500 in income tax credits.

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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

Green Car Congress

Lightning Hybrids’ system functions like other hybrids that add a secondary power source to an existing engine. Lightning Hybrids met or exceeded all California Air Resources Board (CARB) Heavy-Duty hybrid emissions certification standards using published HD HEV Certification Test Procedures. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid'

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

It optimizes energy consumption based on grid constraints, energy pricing, renewable energy availability, locally stored energy, preconfigured EV owner preferences, and driver needs. Smart energy management adds another dimension to EV smart charging. Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. While utilities such as E.ON — AH2 14.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts.