Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who will benefit?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

ZAP hopes to leverage a stimulus from the government for plug-in forms of transportation. The Chinese State Council General Office announced that it intends to raise its annual production capacity to 500,000 all-electric cars, hybrids and buses by the end of 2011. The conventional A380 is powered by a 1.6-

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. advocacy group Plug In America.&#. . advocacy group Plug In America.&#. This Christian Science Monitor article takes an in-depth look at an age. percent of $1.9

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Consumers here and elsewhere soon will be able to choose between two types of electric vehicles: the plug-in hybrid and the all-electric car. Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. .&# ‘ Here is the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study—“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe: a fact-based analysis”—compares the economics, sustainability and performance of fuel cell, battery-electric, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in achieving the decarbonization goal. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

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. To be honest, we’ll be very lucky to see that many. By Rebecca Kimitch, Staff Writer.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Here we go again.or

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

The $787-billion stimulus bill (HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) that emerged from the joint House-Senate conference committee this week provides funds for a large range of transportation-related projects. Tax Credits for Plug-ins. Plug-in conversions made after 31 December 2011 are not eligible.

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EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

This is a global challenge, to which different countries can contribute in different ways, and the big picture must be in view. Advantage goes to countries that contribute in multiple ways. New for 2020: this is an EV ranking, not a complete ranking for how cool countries are. This year, though, I used his input into the EU-sanctioned eafo.eu

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