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One of the most important cars in GM «s history, the electric Chevrolet Volt reached its second generation in January, when it was unveiled during NAIAS Detroit.

The next - generation Nissan LEAF will be on display in the following cities during National Drive Electric Week.

There are also reported safety upgrades, including Honda's Lane Watch (the blind sport technology that uses a mirror - mounted camera to display a real - time image of the passenger - side of the vehicle during intended lane changes) and active sound generation (to provide feedback to pedestrians when the car is operating in electric mode, and therefore with no audible engine note).

Electric car buyers who buy the very first model years always screw themselves, over and over, as automakers cut prices and make significant upgrades during the same vehicle generation.

Electric power steering gets better with each generation, and the MX - 5's rack does a fantastic job placing the car, giving good feedback during hard driving without becoming harsh and twitchy at freeway speeds.

For example, if nuclear is providing 20 % of electric generation, it can be run at steady baseline, maximizing fuel efficiency, while all the other variable demand can be met with solar and wind based power that has been fed into storage systems during the peak periods.

Bottom line: during the period during which wind increased from 0 to roughly 10 % of total electric generation, CO2 emissions stayed approximately flat, while state GDP increased by a factor of roughly 2.5.

Despite the potential collective loss of millions of dollars in electric generation, the U.S. wind energy industry has voluntarily committed to changing how turbines are operated during the bats» fall migration season, slowing blade rotations to fewer than 1 - 3 revolutions a minute, depending on blade length, thereby reducing the risk of collision.

This generation represented 18 % of the total electricity generation in the Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric California ISO zones during this period.

Although coal remains the dominant fuel for Ohio's electric power generation, accounting for 81 % of total statewide generation during the first 9 months of 2011, the amount of natural gas - fired electric generation in Ohio is up markedly over the past decade (see chart above).

Regulated emissions from coal - based electric generation have decreased by 40 percent since the 1970s, the NMA says, even as coal use has tripled during that time.

However, EIA's latest Electric Power Monthly shows that coal's generation share once again exceeded that of natural gas during May.

While New England remains a summer peaking electricity system (with a forecasted 2018 summer peak around 25 percent higher than the forecasted 2018/2019 winter peak), winter peak forecasts are important for assessing the impacts of electric system reliability during a period when much of New England's energy infrastructure is dedicated to space heating (i.e., when interstate natural gas pipelines are used both for electricity generation and for heating homes and businesses).

After an equal share of electric power was generated from coal and natural gas in April 2012, EIA's most recent preliminary data through March 2013 show coal has generated 40 % or more of the nation's electricity each month since November 2012, with natural gas fueling about 25 % of generation during the same period.

High levels of hydropower generation in the Pacific Northwest led the electric system operator, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), to curtail wind generation during some recent periods of low electricity demand.

ERCOT, the main electric grid in Texas, received 9.9 percent of its electrical generation from wind energy during 2013 and is on track to top 10 percent in the coming years considering the 7,000 MW of new capacity now under construction in Texas.

During his tenure as chairman of the Maryland Public Services Commission, he oversaw aspects of the deregulation of the state's telecommunications and electric generation industries.

Notable mandates: Acted for a U.S. retailer as it made the move into Canada; represented an electric generation regulator during arbitration in a $ 500 - million dispute over contract termination and force majeure claims