Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Along with the Energy Commission grant, Mission Motor Company will provide match funding of $623,581 to create an assembly facility in downtown San Francisco that should be capable of producing 30,000 battery packs and motor control systems each year by 2015, creating as many as 100 jobs. Natural gas-powered vehicle fueling.

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Gas-Electric Gas San Jose California 236

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 12, 2021

With gas prices going up and the cost of electric cars coming down, there are real economic benefits to driving electric,” said April Bolduc, EAA President. National Drive Electric Week at the San Diego LBGT Community Center. Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.”

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San Diego New Jersey Ohio Electrical 72

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The program’s 2012-2014 plan calls for investing $330 million between 2014 and 2015 in innovative technologies that provide benefits to electric ratepayers served by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Biomethane Hydrogen Power Generation Solar'

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California San Diego Energy Solar 271

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $25 million in funding to reduce the cost of algal biofuels to less than $5 per gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) by 2019. Examples of research that could help meet this objective include, but are not limited to: Mechanical engineering solutions for mixing and gas exchange.

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Cost Of 2019 San Diego Carbon 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2013

Other members of the team include San Diego Gas & Electric, the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), and BMW group. Electricore will lead the team to survey the PEV marketplace and propose value based design options for standardization of battery modules for both vehicle and stationary applications.

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Standards Plug-in San Diego Plug 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For more than 20 years, California has aggressively supported the rooftop solar market through its Net Energy Metering (NEM) program in Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) territories.

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Solar Installation Energy Grid 284

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

now wholly owned by NRG), for costs of long-term power contracts signed in March 2001. Car Charging Group) filed a motion to intervene and protest; San Diego Gas and Electric Co. resolves 10-year-old claims against subsidiaries of Dynegy Inc., NRG will install 20% of these stations in low income areas.

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San Diego California Charging San Francisco 294

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

What Californians pay is much higher than the true marginal cost of using electricity. This puts an unnecessary cost burden on low- and middle-income households as we transition to using clean electricity. These households are increasingly responsible for covering high fixed costs as total consumption from the grid declines.

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Affordable Tax San Diego California 221

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2016

million zero-emission vehicles on state roads by 2025, the San Diego region would need 150,000 EVs on its roads. Currently, the San Diego region has only around 19,000 EVs. The cost of the original proposal and the PS was about the same, about $103 million. Earlier post.). million consumers through 1.4

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San Diego Grid Price Charging 150

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 12, 2021

With gas prices going up and the cost of electric cars coming down, there are real economic benefits to driving electric,” said April Bolduc, EAA President. National Drive Electric Week at the San Diego LBGT Community Center. Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.”

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San Diego New Jersey Ohio Electrical 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The program funds projects to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, including electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, and gasoline and diesel substitutes, such as cellulosic ethanol (derived from woody materials, including agricultural waste), and biodiesel from waste grease.

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Green Vehicles California 2014 2013 295

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

University of California, San Diego. The University of California, San Diego, seeks to address this issue by developing a low-atomic-number renewable wall for fusion devices that contains a slurry composed of carbon, ceramics, and a volatile binder. Princeton Fusion Systems. Stony Brook University.

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Fusion Energy San Diego Los Angeles 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Using 13 cents per kilowatt-hour, the EPA has estimated an annual fuel cost of just $550. Based on the average greenhouse gas emissions from electricity production in the US, the 2017 e-Golf carries a full operational CO 2 footprint of 170 grams per mile; for Southern California (LA-San Diego), this drops to 100 g/miles.

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2017 EPA Miles San Diego 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

The evaluation will consider the impacts, processes, market effects and costs of the program, and will help to guide future program efforts. New Leaf, located in San Diego, collects used cooking oil from more than 1,500 restaurants and industrial kitchens and converts it into biodiesel. Electricore Inc. Electricore Inc.,

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Los Angeles California Plug-in ZeroTruck 240

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

Standardizing PEV batteries could reduce the purchase and ownership costs of PEVS, as well as addressing additional consumer issues such as maintenance and safety. This project includes $150,000 in match funding from San Diego Gas & Electric.

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Standards Plug-in California Energy 244

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

The cost of Li-ion batteries currently affects the affordability of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles (PHEV/EV) for consumers. While these PHEV/EV batteries degraded to 70%-80% of their original power/capacity are insufficient for automotive use, these aged batteries may still be useful and could be reused in other applications.

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Li-ion San Diego Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2010

Partnering with CCSE in the one-year study are San Diego Gas and Electric; AeroVironment Inc. However, the high cost of advanced automotive lithium battery packs utilized by PEVs constitutes a major obstacle to the wide-scale adoption of these vehicles. of Monrovia, Calif.; Flux Power of Vista, Calif.;

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Energy Storage California San Diego Battery 300

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. This work will focus on designing a carbon capture system capable of capturing 50 to 70 percent of CO 2 emissions from blast furnace gas. LH CO 2 MENT Colorado Project.

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Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Gas 236

Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

The idea, says Daniel Codd , a researcher in renewable energy systems at the University of California, San Diego, is to store solar-produced heat in rock formations below the surface, creating a solar-charged geothermal resource in which heat is stored for meaningful durations. But we can still reduce the carbon [cost] of that oil.”

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Oil Solar Convert Molten Salt 126

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle – Advanced (FCHV-adv) ( earlier post ) achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas, and an average fuel economy of 68.3 mile extended round trip drive between Torrance, California and San Diego.

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Toyota Miles San Diego Hybrid 231

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The Commission’s funding is the cost-share for the company’s $6.2 The total cost of the project is $12.4 This technology would increase efficiency and lower production costs. of Menlo Park will receive $94,995 to reduce the environmental impacts of the natural gas dehydration process. Seeo is contributing $5.6

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Li-ion Grid Energy California 186

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2023

Clean Fleet Report got a chance to sample the model at a recent media event in San Diego. The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It combines a 2.0-liter, The last four have a contrasting black roof.

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Toyota Hybrid San Diego MPG 83

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

While the value to the original automotive battery owner is restricted primarily to the elimination of end of service costs (battery extraction, disposal, recycling, etc.), —“Identifying and Overcoming Critical Barriers to Widespread Second Use of PEV Batteries”. —Mike Ferry, Center for Sustainable Energy.

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Grid Batteries Battery Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

In 2015, entities covered will expand to include distributors of transportation, natural gas and other fuels, and by then cover about 85% of the state’s economy. large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and operate in competitive markets. of revenue is expected to cover the majority of the Cap-and-Trade-related costs these industries.

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CO2 Climate Change 2013 Gas-Electric 244

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

The fee-based network of charging stations funded by the settlement and to be built by NRG will be installed in the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley, the Los Angeles Basin and San Diego County. AB 32, the 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act, calls for a 30% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

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California Commercial Charging San Diego 320

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The Energy Commission also approved almost $16 million in research grants to help develop the next generation of energy efficient technologies for commercial and residential buildings; $11 million for projects to convert feedstock and waste into biofuels; and about $900,000 for natural gas innovations. Natural Gas.

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Transportation Climate Energy Gas-Electric 150

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; Another expectation is that homeowners and businesses will become “ fully electrified ” by replacing oil, propane and gas furnaces with heat pumps along with gas fired stoves as well as installing solar power and battery systems.

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Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 142

Cars That Think

MAY 31, 2024

Gas Li-ion batteries thwart extreme cold South 8 Technologies demonstrates the cold tolerance of its Li-ion battery by burying it in ice at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. IEEE Spectrum spent three days meandering the aisles of the showcase. Here are five of our favorite demonstrations.

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Li-ion Water Phoenix Waste 109

Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. That’s about two thirds of the leasing cost of a LEAF nowadays. Of course, the anti-EV crowd picked up on that.

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Charging Grid DC Denmark 133

EV Connect

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Unfortunately, many assume the costs of installing and maintaining EV stations would make them unviable for their business. Largely, these are grouped into two categories: incentives that help refund or pay for installation and maintenance , or cost-reduction programs that knock down the charges before they even hit your bank.

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Charging Tax Credit Installation New York 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2014

Increasing the voltage has made it possible to reduce the size of the motor and the number of fuel cells, leading to a smaller system offering enhanced performance at reduced cost. For years, the use of hydrogen gas to power an electric vehicle has been seen by many smart people as a foolish quest.

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2015 Hydrogen Toyota Fuel 332

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

In 2013, BMW and the University of San Diego installed a micro grid application with Battery 2nd Life MINI E batteries. Together with the Federal Ministry of transport in Berlin, the project demonstrated that an energy positive home environment with a battery system is possible. ChargeForward.

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Energy Storage BMW Energy Batteries 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are expected to play an important role in reducing California''s greenhouse gas emissions, and in advancing the Governor''s Zero Emission Vehicles Action Plan goals of establishing enough infrastructure to support 1 million ZEV vehicles by 2020, with a goal of having 1.5 Garden City Sanitation, Inc.,

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Alternative Fuels Los Angeles Hydrogen Fuel 170

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In 242 miles driving in California’s Orange and San Diego counties we averaged 39.9 Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. The base price is $33,970.

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Mazda Hybrid Fuel Economy Gasoline-Electric 73

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

Successful achievement of the project goals is expected to enable the commercial deployment of natural gas-fueled Distributed Generation SOFC systems, which is an intermediate step toward viable SOFC technology for large-scale, coal-fueled, central power generation applications. The University of California, San Diego.

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Fuel West Virginia Universal Low Cost 150

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

After a couple hours driving the VF 8 in San Diego County, here are our initial thoughts. Heading out from Encinitas in northern San Diego County, we wound our way from the ocean to inland cities and back to the beach. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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San Diego Vietnam SUV All-Electric 95

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Our time was spent on dry pavement negotiating San Diego County highways and city traffic. If you value spending as little as possible at the gas station, the 2023 Prius should be added to your shopping list. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Prius Toyota Hybrid Fuel Economy 88