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California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

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Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. Published in Nature Energy on April 26th by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, the study found that PHEV buyers in California were abandoning the technology at a rate of […].

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This Week in Batteries Blog from Berkeley Lab Scientist Venkat Srinivasan

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I will start the blog with a few generic postings to set the stage for what is possible with batteries. I’ll also say something about the problems in getting PHEVs/EVs on the road (in a word: cost) and ask if nanotechnology is the answer to all our problems (not really, but it has its uses).

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Toyota: Prius PHEV Fuel Economy Not Yet Available

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In a post on Toyota’s Open Road blog, Irv Miller, Toyota Group Vice President – Environmental and Public Affairs, wrote that contrary to some recent reports, Toyota has yet to offer mileage estimates on its plug-in hybrid technology. Toyota’s current plug-ins are: being used for auto show displays, brief demonstrations and university studies.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ a) PHEVs with smaller battery packs and shorter electric ranges consume more liquid fuel than a PHEVLER needs to satisfy its annual driving needs. 3 ] PHEVLER - EAA-PHEV Wiki. [ 15 ] Got EVs?

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World's Fastest PHEV

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The PML Mini The World's Fastest Plug In H ere is the story in the Energy Blog and the Green Car Congress "The Mini QED is a demonstration vehicle that showcases the Quad Electric Drive, a four wheel motor in wheel drive , plug-in electric vehicle, developed by PML Flightlink and its partner Synergy Innovations and unveiled at the British Motor Show. (..)

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CU-NREL Energy Institute Launches Study of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Boulder; 18 Prius PHVs

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in a field study of household experiences and the technical impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), in a smart grid environment. A community blog on the field study will be hosted at cupluginhybrid.org. Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program. Earlier post.)

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DOE awarding $6M to 11 projects to accelerate alternative fuel vehicle market growth

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The Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Demonstration Program and Social Media Campaign is an innovative social media campaign and extended drive program designed to stimulate customer awareness and demand for PHEVs by placing vehicles in the hands of social media influencers. West Virginia University Research Corporation.