Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2018
Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. In 1997, the Toyota Prius was released as the world’s first mass-produced hybrid. But things are looking up for electric. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. The solution?
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
Baua Electric
JUNE 2, 2023
Battery-powered using deals a cleaner, quieter and sooner or later less expensive technique to move — an aspirational perspective that branding executives should distill right into a slew of catchy unutilized automobile names. The post Why are electrical automobile names so unholy? It’s no longer going superb. Whisk Toyota.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 21, 2007
A month or so ago word was Toyota was postponing the new generation Lithium Prius. According to Autos Insider of July 12, 2007 Toyota, which has sold 1 million hybrids worldwide, including 750,000 in the United States, over the last decade, said converting a hybrid risks vehicle fires, and actually increases greenhouse gas emissions.
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 2, 2007
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) held a rally in Sacramento Thursday outside the lobbying offices of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers to protest their continuing lawsuit against California's greenhouse gas legislation. In a Prius or Civic Hybrid at 50mpg, the trip would have cost about $30 in gas, tolls and parking in Sacto.
Plug In Partners
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
P G & E plugs campaign for hybrid electric cars Joshua Sabatini The Examiner Sep 5, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. million customers in California to pressure car manufacturers to mass-produce electric vehicles that can be plugged right into a standard home socket. wants its 5.1
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2011
the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Residual gas reduction via the 4-2-1 manifold system. From a powertrain frame of reference, Mazda is planning a building block strategy—i.e.,
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