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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

FIALKA Staff Reporter THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 25, 2006 DAVIS, Calif. -- In the 1950s, an aspiring Pasadena hot-rodder named Andrew Frank shocked the competition by powering his 1936 Ford with a Cadillac V-12 engine. "It But he estimates that made in volume, his adjustments would raise the cost of a car by a more affordable 25%.

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Toyota Unveils Dedicated Hybrid Concept, Plan for Prius Family; Expands Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Program in the US

Green Car Congress

The cost of lithium ion batteries…needs to be reduced significantly…or a more affordable alternative developed. In the early 1990s, Toyota began R&D on building a practical and affordable hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. miles/kg (approximate mpg equivalent) during a day-long trip down the southern California coast.

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Broad opposition to EPA, NHTSA proposed freeze of GHG, CAFE regs

Green Car Congress

mpg and for light trucks of 31.3 mpg projected overall industry average required fuel economy in MYs 2021-2026, compared to 46.7 mpg projected requirement in MY 2025 under standards issued in 2012. In summary, the preferred alternative of the proposed rulemaking would freeze the requirements at the MY 2020 level through MY 2026.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. Davis Illingworth, a senior vice president with Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., said in a statement.

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