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Home Depot To Refund Taxes To Electric-Car Charging Station Buyers
Many states offer discounts, rebates, and other incentives for the purchase of infrastructure improvements that encourage electric-car ownership. Washington is one such state, providing tax breaks on charging stations and similar EV-related devices. Unfortunately, Home Depot sales associates...
Reminder: Tax Credit For Electric-Car Charging Station Is Back
As part of the recent fiscal cliff deal passed by Congress, many green energy programs saw renewed focus and deadline extensions, allowing people to benefit from them for a... January 18, 2013 by Antony Ingram 1
Ford: Drive Our Cars, Buy Green Appliances--And Kiss Texas, California, and New York Goodbye
The average household in America consumes more than 11,000 kWh of electricity per year, much of it during certain peak daytime hours. Many utility companies benefit from this... January 8, 2013 by Kurt Ernst 12
Pike's 10 Electric-Car Predictions For 2013: Right Or Wrong?
It is, as we've pointed out on many occasions, exceedingly difficult to predict exactly where the market for electric cars will go. Most are confident it will continue to... January 7, 2013 by Antony Ingram 23
Texas Grid CEO: We Can Handle Electric Cars Just Fine
On the list of reasons to dislike electric cars, arguments about electricity grids being unable to cope with demand are often fairly near the top. You'll have heard it... December 27, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
Electric-Car Charging Stations Going In? Best Practices Guide Issued
For eco-minded commuters with electric cars, getting a place to charge their electric car while at work can effectively double their car’s daily range. Getting your... October 10, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
Electric Car + Solar Panels: Are They Right For You?
When it comes to service costs and fuel, everyone knows that electric cars are far cheaper to run than gasoline cars. Even with a plug-in car, however, you still have to pay... October 10, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 27
Electric-Car Charging: Why Some Households Are Paying Too Much
Owners of plug-in vehicles like the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, and even the new Tesla Model S may be paying too much when they charge their car. Why? Because they... September 26, 2012 by Bengt Halvorson 10
When Do Electric Cars Really Charge? All At The Same Time
If you’re not an electric car driver, the chances are that how and when electric cars recharge is one of the lesser mysteries of the universe. After all, if every... August 23, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 14
Does Your Utility Offer Electric Car Rates? Only 6 Percent Do
Compared with gasoline cars, electric cars are cheap to refuel, especially when charged at night using specialist electric car rates. Designed to encourage the charging of... July 24, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 10
Charging Your Electric Car At Home? You’re 20 Feet From Power (Probably)
While many car buyers today are interested in making the switch from gasoline to plug-in cars, they often worry that they have nowhere to charge it at night. That worry can... July 5, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 16
Your Guide To Charging Station Rage, And How To Avoid It
A few weeks ago while borrowing a 2012 Ford Focus Electric, Forbes writer Todd Woody experienced what he described as Electric Car Road Rage: fear and anger associated with... June 18, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 19
Landlords Vs Tenants With Electric Cars: The Latest Round
Garages in single-family homes are relatively easy to wire for electric-car charging; shared garages in multifamily residences often aren't. Therein lies much frustration... May 15, 2012 by John Voelcker 59
DIY Guide Helps You Build Your Own Electric Car Charging Station
Over the past year, electric car charging stations have gone from being overpriced products with extortionate installation costs to items you can pick up at your local... March 15, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
Electric-Car Buyers: Free Home Charging Stations Offered By ChargePoint
If you're thinking about applying to lease a BMW ActiveE--or of buying one of several other electric cars now on the market--you may be eligible for a nice freebie. Coulomb... February 15, 2012 by Michael Thwaite 4
Can Condos Coexist With Electric Cars? Volt Owner To Be Cut Off
Ask any automaker, and they'll tell you they believe most early electric cars will be charged at night, in garages attached to private houses. That would seem to cut out... January 30, 2012 by John Voelcker 23
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