Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Dr. Ken Kurani from the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) presented results from the latest in a series of electric drive consumer studies seeking to learn from consumers whether or not PHEVs are a good idea. New car buyers are not like pioneers, advocates and experts, Kurani noted. Which cars should be built when?

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

Plug In Partners

MAY 16, 2006

is considering a major hybrid initiative -- a plug-in car -- that could make the struggling automaker the leading U.S. producer of hybrid cars. Andy Frank and the non-profit California Cars Initiative is starting a project to demonstrate the potential of the Ford Escape Hybrid to operate as a plug-in hybrid.

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Ford Escape Plug-in Plug 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. car companies and battery makers as much as the Chinese government is going to help BYD.

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Chinese Companies Electric Cars BYD 28