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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Let me tell you about it.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I went and spoke to their City Council and said “For $50,000 a house I’ll put in solar AND battery systems and take you off the grid.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. So Tesla knew it had to set up its own fast-charging network, which it started to do in the fall of 2012, actually. The EV charging spectrum—not to coin a pun —has several components, you're asking about road trips first.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. So Tesla knew it had to set up its own fast-charging network, which it started to do in the fall of 2012, actually. The EV charging spectrum—not to coin a pun —has several components, you're asking about road trips first.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

The new digital meters are being installed by the thousands in many utility districts, and in SoCal Edison’s case, they expect to be fully installed by 2012. That should be in plenty of time since even the most optimistic of us (that would be me:~) don’t expect much more than a million vehicles delivered nationwide by 2012.