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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Honda Insight, Civic and Accord use an entirely different design: the electric motor never runs without the gasoline engine running at the same time. Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. ► January (13) What Goes Down, Must Go Up? SZ (1) 6753.T

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