149 Articles match "Cost","Davis"

• The Best from Electric Vehicles

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• AlterNet: Driving Toward Energy Independence by Davis Morris
  
  Of course, the Achilles heel of the EV has been the cost and performance limitations of its batteries; sooner or later, most motorists want to go more than 50 miles without stopping to recharge. These engines operate on any combination of ethanol and gasoline, and the additional cost to manufacture one has fallen to about $100. link].
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Friday, April 21, 2006
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• UK Reports Focus on Costs/Costs of Global Warming: Inaction
  
  The United Kingdom's Treasurey Department has released its much-anticipated "Stern Review Report" by the former Chief Economist of the World Bank on the potential costs of climate change if we do not act -- and what it would cost to reduce the consequences. Efforts to reduce emissions rapidly are likely to be very costly.
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Monday, October 30, 2006
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• CalCars Teach Lead Ron Gremban's battery evaluation and production cost summary
  
  UC Davis Prof. Ron has posted a long message to the PRIUS+ Conversion Group list: [link]. think it's a significant and insightful document, combining good technical information with comments about their economic implications. Andy Frank has already chimed in, and others will too. Have a look -- the messages on that group are public.
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Friday, July 22, 2005
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• UC Davis Researchers Suggest the Battery Problem Seen to Be Slowing Electric Drive Commercialization Is Perceptual as Well as Technological
  
  We contend that potential solutions to the battery problem are not just a matter of technology development and cost reduction, but instead involve a concurrence between battery technology and appropriate PHEV performance goals. Source: Axsen et al. Click to enlarge. Axsen et al. EPRI assumes PHEVs to be AE-20 and AE-60 mid-size cars. Miles.
  Green Car Congress - Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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• UC Davis Study Finds That Near-Term Marginal Electricity Mix in California for Plug-in and Fuel Cell Vehicles Will Result in Fuel With Carbon Levels More Than 60% Higher Than Estimated in the LCFS
  
  Over time, the carbon intensity of the grid will decrease, as energy policies promote renewable generation or impose costs on GHG emissions, and as older power plants are retired and replaced with newer, more efficient ones. MJ -1 ) by vehicle pathway and timing profile. Source: McCarthy et al. Click to enlarge. mdash;McCarthy et al.
  Green Car Congress - Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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• KTTV-LA clip: PRIUS+, Andy Frank, EDrive in Spotlight
  
  New anchor John Beard narrates interviews with Ron Gremban and Felix Kramer from CalCars, UC-Davis Hybrid Center Prof. He shows film of our PRIUS+ and of the UC Davis Chevy Suburban and Mercury Sable. The station includes links at http;//www.fox11.com to CalCars, the UC-Davis Hybrid Center and EDrive Systems. link].
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Tuesday, May 10, 2005
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• Study Concludes Cash for Clunkers Program Is an Expensive Way to Reduce Carbon; Paying Nearly 10x the Projected Price of Carbon Credits
  
  program is paying nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario, according to an analysis of the implied cost of carbon dioxide reductions under the program by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel. However, the. pollutants.I Christopher Knittel. Economic Impact? Resources.
  Green Car Congress - Friday, August 14, 2009
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• Study - Chevy Volt wrong path to plug-in success?
  
  Over that last few years a number of battery studies have suggested that, based on current lithium-ion technologies, small-battery plug-in hybrids offer the most compelling overall case to consumers in terms of performance and cost-effectiveness. 40 miles of EV range the wrong approach?
  Hybrid Car Blog - Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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• Industry experts have their say on scrappage plans
  
  Paul Philpot, managing director of Kia Motors UK, described the decision as “good but could do better&# highlighting the fact that a large chunk of the costs are being heaped on to manufacturers as questionable during the economic turmoil. However, other industry analysts are less than convinced about the scheme’s merits.
  Green Cars News - Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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• American Petroleum Institute Weighs In
  
  plug-in hybrid is more of an electric vehicle with a gas tank for a backup, said CalCars spokesman John Davi. Davi said. Davi said. Davi said the PHEV's are made for daily commutes. Davi said. Fulcher said it cost him about $3,000 to put in the additional batteries to convert the care into a PHEV. Davi said.
  CalCars News - PHEV News - Sunday, July 30, 2006
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