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FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

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Duke Energy and FPL Group will begin this transition in the coming years with the goal that 100% of all new fleet vehicles will be plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by 2020. Lew Hay, FPL Group chairman and CEO. FPL Group, Inc. FPL Group, Inc. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla.,

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PHEV Day "Off" in Sunny & Bright Orlando. Due to Severe Storm Warning. While Hunked Down at Larry Wexler's Homestead, Tuesday, 14 Apil 2009

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Cheers PHEV3Ars, EVADC'rs & EVnthusiasts, One & All, What was to be PHEV Day 180 turned into a PHEV Day Off at Larry Wexler's Homestead to ride out the severe weather experienced in Orlando. Mainly, heavy rains and winds were occurring. Mainly, heavy rains and winds were occurring. but after the fact.

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PHEV Day 168. Sunday, 29 March 2009. Run to Knoxville, Tennessee

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.: From: Leslie A Grossman [mailto:leslieann@lesliegrossman.com] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 2:47 PM Subject: News Conference Monday - Electric Vehicle Spirit of DC here in Knoxville The Future of transportation is here, and is visiting Knoxville on Monday March 30th. There it will join the EPA’s 5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo.

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Raser Technologies and Hyundai Heavy Industries To Collaborate on Development of Renewable Energy and Extended Range Electric Vehicles

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Raser first unveiled its Extended Range Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) drive system, developed with FEV, at the 2008 SAE World Congress in Detroit. At the 2009 SAE World Congress, Raser and FEV showcased a HUMMER H3 converted with the EREV powertrain. Earlier post.). Raser Executive Vice President Richard Clayton.

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Two studies exploring battery costs for hybrids and plug-ins: LEESS, PHEV20, and PHEV40

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For PHEV20, the program focused on both commercially available and emerging cathode materials aimed for use in a 20-mile PHEV battery pack. Costs were modeled for a 300V PHEV battery pack that could provide 5.5 kWh of usable energy storage, satisfying drive cycle requirements over the 20-mile urban drive cycle. Source: TIAX.

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Forecast: Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Approach $8 Billion in Sales by 2015

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PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. As government support for the sector winds down, demand from consumers and businesses will need to pick up the slack, or the industry faces the risk of oversupply. Based on this data, PHEV engineers have focused on designing vehicles with a 30 to 40 mile all-electric range.

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PHEV Day Off in Edmond. Wednesday, 4 March 2009. Visiting with Cousins, "Spirit's" Charging, "Showing & Shining" for the Central Oklahoma Mensa Grp

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Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - Wednesday was like a PHEV Day Off --The "Spirit of DC" got to suck amps all night and was charging about Edmond with Karen Moore, my first Cousin, as we went to Moore Photography, her studio creation and more, now run by my second Cousin, Karen's son, Mark (405) 340-7445.