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Report: EV factories may be leading utilities to dirtier decisions

Green Car Reports

New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network. Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data.

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Fleet of 150 Renault ZOE EVs for smart solar charging project

Green Car Congress

Renault, Europe’s leading electric vehicles manufacturer, and its Dutch economic partners Utrecht City Council, ElaadNL and LomboXnet signed a letter of intent in Paris to develop a Franco-Dutch framework of smart solar charging solutions for electric vehicles. Renault would supply a fleet of 150 Renault ZOE models through 2017 to the city.

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

EV Central

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. The federal government target is to have 82 per cent of Australia running on renewable energy by 2030.

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What V2G Tells Us About EVs and the Grid

Cars That Think

As the number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads explodes, electric utilities are grappling with increasing demand while simultaneously having to stabilize their grids where more intermittent renewable-energy sources like wind and solar are coming online.

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President Obama Asks Congress for Carbon Cap Legislation; to Spend $15B per Year on Energy Technologies

Green Car Congress

We know the country that harnesses the power of clean, renewable energy will lead the 21 st century. We invented solar technology, but we’ve fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it. Well I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders—and I know you don’t either.

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What is Decarbonization?

Driivz

BEVs fueled by a fully renewable grid go down to 41 g CO2/km. The auto industry is increasing the number and variety of EV models available and working to bring prices down to parity with comparable ICE vehicles. Renewable Grid Energy is Essential to Transport Decarbonization.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. in civil engineering in 1981, Brooks had joined AeroVironment, where he managed the development of Sunraycer , an advanced solar-powered demonstration EV built for GM, and the Impact. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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