Under funding from the National Science Foundation's Cyber-Physical Systems Program, a University of Notre Dame research group is attempting to develop mathematical algorithms to help guide the integration of plug-in hybrid electric ...
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December 13, 2012 - Pierre-Luc Desgagne, senior director Strategic Planning at Hydro-Quebec, took the opportunity to announce—on behalf of The Electric Circuit's founding partners—the selected locations for the first public ...
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December 12, 2012 - The founding partners of The Electric Circuit—Les Rotisseries St-Hubert, Rona, Metro, the Agence metropolitaine de transport (AMT) and Hydro-Quebec—confirmed an agreement with the City of Joliette to install ...
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December 10, 2012 - Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can charge their vehicles while they shop at Stone Road Mall thanks to Guelph Hydro Inc. The utility has installed an EV charging station (managed by Primaris) at the mall as a pilot ...
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In a wide ranging speech,which is believed to have also set Honda's financial goals for the next five years,President and Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito,allegedly announced Honda's intention to launch fuel cell based electric cars in ...
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We've driven almost every electric car made, and tested most, but the Tesla Model S comes as a revelation. We've been taking turns driving a Signature Performance version on loan to us from Tesla for about a week now and everyone has come ...
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Ontario says it is helping eligible electric vehicle (EV) owners install charging stations at their homes and businesses by offering a rebate of 50% (to a maximum of $1000) of the total purchase and installation cost of an electric vehicle ...
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A smooth-running Toyota RAV4 that does not consume gasoline is now at dealerships, and we recently borrowed one to sample at our test track. And so far, we're seeing real appeal in an electric sport-ute. The RAV4 EV is derived from the ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has unveiled the new Beetle electric concept 'E-Bugster' at 2012 Auto China in Beijing, China. The new two seater E-Bugster concept, which is the pre-production version of the new Beetle Convertible, is powered ...
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The Government of British Columbia in Canada is partially funding an initiative to install 454 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the state by the end of March 2013. The government has already approved 75% funding from 71 ...
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VitaeMobility and ABB have entered into a partnership to install and manage 50 Terra Smart Connect (SC) DC fast chargers at multiple locations across Belgium. The company has selected ABB's Terra Smart Connect (SC) as it is the only smart ...
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Ford Motor of Canada has partnered Best Buy to provide the owners of Focus electric vehicle with a home charging station. Under the plan, the company will offer 240-volt home charging station for Focus EV and the upcoming plug-ins in ...
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Walgreens (WAG) and Car Charging Group have expanded EV charging services to install charging stations at 13 Walgreens locations in Orlando and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, US. Both the companies also plan to expand their EV charging ...
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Car Charging Group (CCGI), a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, has entered into an agreement with Kettler, a US-based multifamily housing developer, to provide EV charging services at its select properties located across ...
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ECOtality, a provider of clean electric transportation and storage technologies, has completed the installation four Blink Wall Mount electric vehicle (EV) charging stations located at the northwest corner of Glimcher's Lloyd Center in ...
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