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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison Co.

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Tesla Had A Deal To Sell Itself To Google Til Musk Walked Away

Green Car Reports

One was in 2008, when its Roadster model was late in delivery and its two-speed transmission proved unable to handle the car''s power. Finance Elon Musk Tesla Motors Merger Google plug-in cars' Like any startup company, Tesla Motors has had crises where the electric-car maker came very close to financial collapse.

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The Power of Electric

Revenge of the Electric Car

When Google asked for submissions of a 90 second video on the benefits of plug in cars to show at a 2008 Washington DC Brookings-Google Electric Car conference, Alexandra Paul and Stefano Paris decided to rise to the challenge! Day 1 Plug-In Conference 1-2pm. Cast and Crew: Stefano, Alexandra, and Gary. 2008.06.11

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C., Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.)

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Automaker Plug-in Hybrid PR Flurry

Plugs and Cars

In the wake of the Chevy Volt presentation by GM, my "plug-in hybrid" google alert has filled my inbox with reports from other automakers about their PHEV projects. You can't keep such a good idea as plug-in hybrids down, but it can be delayed. 50,000 grants of $10,000 to purchasers of plug-in cars might just drive the market.

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

G oogle proved it is serious about Plug Ins with its new Recharge IT initiative. Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc. Here is part of the story.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. as stated.