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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

Clean Air Task Force Take the SunZia transmission line project which was started in 2006 to send enough renewable power via transmission lines 520 miles across federal, state and private lands between New Mexico and central Arizona. For instance, seven years ago, California passed a state law streamlining EV charging-station permitting.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The company launched last month at Green Motors in Berkeley, California. But it now looks like the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is about to adopt some new regulations which could put it out of business quickly. The award-winning 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Photograph by Chris Duffey.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Batteries not ready. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. That tore it for me," says Lutz.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The 2006 Civic Hybrid, though it can theoretically drive solely on electric power, has too small an electric motor to effectively power the car by itself. The key information is found in links at the top of our PRIUS+ page : the 2006 version of our Fact Sheet, links to pages with photos, etc., See our 2007 Goals and 2006 Report.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CDM Baby, CDM Ruminations on Vegas and NASCAR California Dreamin' ► February (16) Car Sharing and Saving in a Tough Economy Throwing down the gauntlet to Secretary Clinton Weather Does Not Equal Climate The Hub Lab Seeks Revolutionary New Energy Science. . Ethanol – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, the Beautif. SZ (1) 6753.T

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