Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
All-electric cars with the range of modern day petrol or diesel-equipped engines are still 20 years away, says Mercedes-Benz research and development boss Thomas Weber. Getting to twice or three times that is still some way off, and that’s why Mercedes-Benz intend to pursue the hybrid route in the meantime, he explains.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 31, 2008
One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. As America downsizes and SUVs go unpurchased, GM’s diehards put inefficient if zero-emission H2/FCV Equinoxes in advertisements and a few dozen driveways to which they remain tethered by unavailable fuel.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08.
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