@LATimes Publishes Tiny Little Article On Big Climate News #JoeTakesOnTheNews
Creative Greenius
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
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Are Electric Cars Really Helping the Environment?
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
They gathered information on the total number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which include battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell cars, from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. This article was co-written using AI and was then heavily edited and optimized by our editorial team.
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The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks
Cars That Think
MARCH 28, 2023
The articles are based on scores of interviews I conducted with managers and engineers in the auto and energy industries, as well as policy experts, academic researchers, market analysts, historians, and EV owners. Technological change is hard, social change even harder. A massive effort will be needed to make this happen.
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GREENIUS ON PATCH.COM: Hey, Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce, I’ve Got Your New Direction Right Here!
Creative Greenius
NOVEMBER 28, 2010
The Green Idea City movement has been slowly building since the Hermosa Beach City Council embraced it at its January goal-setting workshop, as then-Mayor Michael DiVirgilio outlined in his March article in the Daily Breeze. Well I’ve got just the new direction the Chamber is looking for.
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Greenius To Corporate Carbon Producers: You’ll Pay & You’ll Like It
Creative Greenius
APRIL 23, 2009
I offered my take on an article entitled: “ Hacks and Handout-Seekers Hate Obama’s Climate Plan “ If you’re not familiar with TerraPass Footprint this is a great opportunity to check them out. Torrance's very own climate changer, the Exxon Mobil Refinery.
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New to the World of Electric Cars?
Clean Fleet Report
JULY 26, 2023
Here’s Everything You Need to Know This article may contain affiliate links. As the world transitions towards a greener and more sustainable future, electric cars have emerged as a promising solution to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. No plug-ins needed. New to the World of Electric Cars?
Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
In an open-access paper published in Scientific Reports , a team from Fraunhofer ISI and KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has presented the first systematic overview of empirical findings on the electrification of vehicle mileage based on on actual PHEV (plug-in hybrid) and BEV (battery-electric vehicle) usage for the US and Germany.
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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
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Study suggests policymakers need to move beyond alt fuels hype to decarbonize transport successfully
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2016
In the study, published in the journal Nature Energy , Noel Melton, Jonn Axsen and Daniel Sperling conduct a media analysis to show how society’s attention has skipped among alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) technology between 1980 and 2013, including methanol, natural gas, plug-in electric, hybrid electric, hydrogen and biofuels. Metlon et al.
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Toyota’s Skunkworks Chief “Incredibly Optimistic” on Climate
Cars That Think
JUNE 7, 2022
It can often seem like an inevitability that humans will completely and utterly fail to keep our carbon emissions in check over the next decade, which is the most important step we can take to minimize the potentially disastrous impacts of climate change. The reasons are as follows. So what's the other 65% going to be?
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How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?
Get Electric Vehicle
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Plug-in Hybrid vehicles: In hybrid vehicles, there will be a gasoline or diesel engine powering the vehicle and on top of that there will be one or more electric motors along with a battery to power the vehicle in certain conditions like during starting or cruising below a certain speed.
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Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
The cost-effectiveness of measures to address climate change is enhanced through a multisector perspective. Left, global light-duty fleet in the electric-favoring case; right, the hydrogen-favoring case. Top, without CCS and CSP; bottom, with CCS and CSP. Credit: ACS, Wallington et al. Click to enlarge. Wallington et al.
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InDEED, a success
Electric Auto Association
APRIL 19, 2021
With the pandemic, with climate change issues coming to the forefront, with a change in Administration, there’s just incredible interest in EVs right now.” Sponsored by the EAA and Plug In America , DEED featured events in 34 states , as well as Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic.
Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2010
Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge. The study was published online 24 May in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The power of EVs is electricity from the grid. and NO x emissions. Click to enlarge.
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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy
Creative Greenius
JUNE 11, 2009
As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. Marilyn Lyon of the SBESC with your Creative Greenius at the PV Street Fair June 7.
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Range Anxiety: The Biggest Hurdle?
Get Electric Vehicle
MARCH 29, 2021
We know that Electric vehicles (EVs) are extremely beneficial due to their dependence on electricity and response to climate change, but due to range anxiety , EV sales are lower than anticipated. Consumers want to help fight climate change and are motivated to purchase an EV through government incentives.
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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers
Get Electric Vehicle
JUNE 7, 2023
They need to be plugged into an external power source, such as a charging station or an electrical outlet, to recharge their batteries. #2 2 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs): PHEVs combine an electric motor with an internal combustion engine. The electric vehicle industry is growing at a high pace these days.
Why You Should Invest In an EV Charging Station?
Get Electric Vehicle
APRIL 14, 2022
no oil changes, no spark plug replacements, no timing belt adjustments). Governments and other bodies are also getting more worried about climate change, and are offering attractive tax and purchase incentives that make owning an electric vehicle even more feasible. In 2020, global EV sales topped 3.2 million in 2019.
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ABB Launches The World’s Fastest Electric Car Charger
Get Electric Vehicle
OCTOBER 26, 2021
It’s also wheelchair accessible, featuring an ergonomic cable management system that makes it easy for drivers to plug in with little effort. ABB has unveiled an all-in-one electric vehicle (EV) charger that offers the world’s quickest charging speeds. About The Company.
Cash for Volts?
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. All stressed that plug-in technology already exists and just needs a push on the financial front from Congress.&#. “There’s no pie-in-the-sky here,&# said FedEx Corp.
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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2014
Among the proposed changes were additional production lead time; a reduced compliance obligation (i.e., Among the proposed changes were additional production lead time; a reduced compliance obligation (i.e., Earlier post.). by about 1.9%. by about 1.9%. For MY 2026 and following, the reduced compliance obligation goes away.).
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Digital Twins Give Hydrogen a Greener Path to Growth
Cars That Think
JULY 14, 2023
This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. New capabilities can be added to the digital twin easily in the form of new services that simply plug into the central program. Hydrogen has great promise as a low-emission fuel source.
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Mercedes Shifting Gears To Beat Tesla
Get Electric Vehicle
AUGUST 6, 2021
on the announcement, which comes a little over a week after the European Union suggested an effective ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel automobiles beginning in 2035 as part of a broader package of climate-change measures. Conventional carmakers are using everything at their disposal to beat the newbie in the game. .
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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G
MyEVOnline
AUGUST 3, 2020
Whether you know about them or not, we will explain this new technology in great detail in the following article. Also known as V2G system, or vehicle to grid system, a bidirectional charger is perfect for all plug-in electric cars. These include plug-in hybrids, battery electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles.
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Public Transit or Private Cars, It's All About the Fuel
Plugs and Cars
MARCH 30, 2011
[The following is an article I wrote in Earth Island Journal last year to answer the question "Public Transit or Electric Car? " ] Greater support for mass transit and appropriate land use policies that make mass transit accessible are essential. China has opened up high-speed rail lines while the United States fiddles.
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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.
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2030: 20 Million More ICE Vehicles Will Be on the Roads in the US Than in 2021
EV Adoption
MAY 8, 2021
US sales of electric vehicles are expected to increase significantly this decade, however, by the end of 2030 EVs will still comprise only a tiny percentage of vehicles in operation (VIO) and the number of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) will actually increase by 20 million. These are the findings of new EVAdoption analysis.
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Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 30, 2009
This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Photo by Eric Tom). By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term.
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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
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.
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Coming Soon – The Electric City
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car.
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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. In the past two years, the U.S. C in this century. How did REPEAT come together? clean-tech legislation.
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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage
Cars That Think
MARCH 6, 2024
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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun
Creative Greenius
MAY 14, 2009
After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. “ Idiots ! &# is what Bartz calls them and he’s doing more than name calling. Its wholly interpretive guidelines can be used to approve or disapprove a building, addition or remodel completely on subjective principles.
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The Brain Implant That Sidesteps The Competition
Cars That Think
JANUARY 24, 2024
Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Just go to spectrum.ieee.org/newsletters to subscribe. Tom, thank you so much for joining me on Fixing the Future today.
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US and China join forces: Good news for electric cars? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
The Green Piece Article, Tuesday 24 2009. So perhaps a partnership between the two countries, as was announced last week (see article ), is only natural and promises to be mutually beneficial. The roadmap will not only boost the US and China but will also be used to assist the global industry. So what’s the problem?
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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. rolls toward bankruptcy. and Chrysler.
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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production.
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Time to cut subsidies for fossil fuels? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
The Green Piece Article: Tuesday 22, 2009. Since the Obama administration took office, the US has gradually been pouring more and more cash into advanced vehicle technologies including the development of plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Furthermore, most alternative energies are domestic by definition. Our verdict.
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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations.
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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.
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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.
GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
It isa fundamental change in direction for GM. "It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America.
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