article thumbnail

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

See Appendix G for a speculative picture of how a 15-year transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Hawaii can be accomplished.) Though this idea could be developed in the future, currently it has no existing infrastructure to support it [ 9 ]. The government’s job then is to properly incentivize the best ideas.

PHEV 150
article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I

Plug-in 45
article thumbnail

Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox. The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line.