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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. Recent news of accidents are a reminder that these things take time. My test parallel park of Ford Escape was a breeze when the SUV parked itself. billion by 2025.

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BREAKING NEWS: US Science Report Proves All Out Effort To Fight Climate Change Needed Right Now Or Everyone Is Screwed. Get It?

Creative Greenius

You should have read a headline in your newspaper that was as strong and provocative as my headline above because that’s how strong and provocative this news is. If you’re getting your news from those sources and acting accordingly then you my friend are already toast. Burnt toast. Time’s up folks.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term.

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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

Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. slow charge. Table of Contents. References.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009.

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President Joe Biden’s Tesla-void EV speech gave Ford too much credit [Opinion]

Teslarati

Two of the four vehicles I have owned have been Fords, the most recent being a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The issue is, Biden seemed to give Ford credit for things that they’re just not very well-versed with quite yet. It was the best car I’ve ever had. My Dad has owned nothing but Fords for as long as I can remember.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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