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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

Green Car Congress

—Google FAQ on the challenge. To be considered for testing, participants in the competition must submit a technical approach document not to exceed 4 pages. The document should describe at a high level what approach and innovations the team are using to achieve the high power densities claimed for their inverters.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." We hope Ford will, and then move ahead!

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