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California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

The Truth About Cars

Electric vehicles are one way to carbon neutrality. 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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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R. The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [

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BMW and UC Davis Partner on MINI E Study

Green Car Congress

BMW of North America and the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) are partnering on a year-long field study to determine the viability of electric vehicles. This is an exciting opportunity to talk with users about their daily experience of the cars, about their driving habits and impressions of the electric vehicles.

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GM Proposes Electric Car Plug Standard - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Autoblog Green Cleantech Blog Cleantech Group CNETs Green Tech Earth2Tech EcoGeek Ecotality Green Inc. In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in ecosystem must be in place when vehicles like the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle hit the market," GM said on its company FastLane blog. "In

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Intel Founder: Look to Silicon Valley for Electric Car Development - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Autoblog Green Cleantech Blog Cleantech Group CNETs Green Tech Earth2Tech EcoGeek Ecotality Green Inc. Grove points to the conditions that led to the invention of the transistor, and the early days of the microprocessor --something he knows a little bit about--as the model to follow for electric car development. Got a Question?

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Peapod Comes Out on Earth Day '09 - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Autoblog Green Cleantech Blog Cleantech Group CNETs Green Tech Earth2Tech EcoGeek Ecotality Green Inc. Wired takes note that it doesnt make sense for the Peapod to actually require an iPod or an iPhone to start, even if it comes with apps that analyzes your carbon footprint and how much money is saved by using the electric vehicle.

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Is Ford First?

Plug In Partners

Plug-in hybrids can be charged from an outlet and have greater range in all-electric mode. Asking for no money or other resources from the company, the group has asked Ford to release a statement giving permission to begin independent work: "A consortium that includes UC Davis engineering Prof.

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