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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

Green Car Congress

Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will reach 358,959 vehicles by 2017, representing a compound anual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017. penetration, respectively. Hawaii, which typically has among the highest gas prices in the nation, will be the top state, with PEVs representing 6.3%

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And now…the Plug In Tanker

Revenge of the Electric Car

Cold Ironing is the term for plugging a ship’s electrical system into the on-shore grid to supply power so that the ship’s giant diesel engine can be turned off while it’s docked. The vessel, owned by Alaska Tanker Co. was plugged into what is billed as the world’s first shore-side electrical grid.

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2011 Chevrolet Volt Enters Palin Country In Alaskan Test-Drive (Video)

Green Car Reports

It may not be available in the northernmost of the 50 states, but the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is no stranger to Alaska. Last winter, a team of engineers from Chevrolet spent many weeks in the frigid north to see how well its range-extended plug-in hybrid would fare with the extreme cold and heavy snowfall. While driving.

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Safest EVs, VW ID.4 update, Honda fuel-cell PHEV, Fiat’s EV future: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

However it has indicated that production models based on these concepts will include a mix of hybrid and internal combustion powertrains. Should EV charging stations be allowed where gas stations aren’t? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 2, 2024.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

The BYD ute will kick off with a plug-in hybrid system that pairs a 1.5-litre The Nikola Badger may have just got scratched off the list , but there’s still no shortage of electrified utes under development. In fact, we reckon there are almost 20 load-haulers either confirmed or said to be on the way to production.

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Cal Energy Commission adopts report outlining how state transforming transportation system to meet climate goals

Green Car Congress

It finds that California is making good progress in transforming the state’s transportation system to a low carbon, zero emission transportation system with nearly 120,000 plug-in electric vehicles on California’s roads, a growing hydrogen fuel cell market and significant biofuels investments. Plug-in electric vehicles.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

Baua Electric

The rest have a hybrid of worries.) 5, a door plug — a door-sized panel on the side of an aircraft — blew off the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines jet as it made its ascent, depressurizing the cabin and exposing passengers to open air thousands of feet above ground. Everything’s normal,” the voice said. The plane is fine.”

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