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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. Cash for Conversions” will start by fixing many of our 100 million trucks, vans, and buses. We just had to do it.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. And due to all our efforts, the grid is getting even cleaner and more renewable. And I was there representing Plug In America.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

2 billion for the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant program , which “encourage[s] domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and components of those vehicles”. billion for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and $1.71 billion for supporting charging infrastructure.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The conversion is simple. 3Prong Power is the only plug-in conversion company in the East Bay. A conversion system at Pat’s Garage, for example, costs $10,400.

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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

In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. These blends are now being used to reduce oil consumption and for cleaner combustion with fewer regulated emissions. Similar processes can be followed again.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

EPA declares CO2 a “threat to public health&# Alternative Energy Stocks The Time is Right for Gas-guzzler to Dual-mode EV Conversions Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward The Seven Sins of Greenwashing: Is Everybody Lying? " Best of the Blogroll Maria Energia Piceance Basin: Learning How to Drill for Natural Gas Clean Break U.S.

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