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The influencer

Electric Auto Association

Ever since the 1970’s, when he and his brother would take turns sitting in gas lines on Saturday mornings during a severe gas shortage, Earl Cox had been interested in the development of a vehicle that could run on something other than oil-based fuel. I kept asking GM people when the car was going into production.

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Goal!

Plug In Partners

As stated at the opening press conference by Austin's Mayor Will Wynn in January, 2006, “ Plug-in hybrids represent a real near-term solution to America’s over-reliance on foreign oil imports and energy prices that escalate the cost of everything and threaten the very economic life of our nation,” “The technology exists today ,” Wynn says.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Another of my favorite people on the Southern California environmental scene is State Senator Fran Pavley who also spoke at the press conference. From there she went on to author and spearhead AB 32 our Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. That’s EE Solar’s RAV4 and it has gone over 116,000 miles oil free.

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July/August '06 - Activists Promote the Film, Ford Retreats on Hybrids

Plugs and Cars

Who Killed the Electric Car opens across America EAA chapters turn out for openings Summer 2006 has been all about “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Reviews of the movie by the score have been fueled by $75 per barrel oil and the fear of $4 per gallon gas. At the same time, rumors swirl around GM and plug-in hybrids.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. I believe strongly that this country has to get off oil," he says, sitting beside a massive V-16 engine on display in his office. That tore it for me," says Lutz.

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Review: Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with bi-fuel CNG option

Green Car Congress

There are several types of CNG fast-fill dispensing nozzles (ANSI NGV1-2006), including a pistol grip dispenser reminiscent of a gasoline dispenser, and a barrel-type nozzle with a jaw lock engaged with a 180° rotation of its handle. A structural oil pan further stiffens the powertrain. A blue handle would indicate 3,000 psi.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy! Then we are done! No more big energy!!

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