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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

Green Car Congress

A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. —“Real-World Usage Of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles”.

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USABC Issues Requests for Proposal Information for Four Energy Storage Projects for Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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million vehicles, and we’re seeing about half of people use it so far. Q1 2024 Earnings Call held on Tuesday, April 23 : Transcript Below Martin Viecha: My name is Martin Viecha, VP of investor relations, and I’m joined today by Elon Musk, Vaibhav Taneja and a number of other executives. Elon Musk: Thanks, Martin.

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Sometimes bipartisanship can work

Electric Auto Association

The bipartisan, multistate Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) , will collect a fee from fuel distributors to re-invest in cleaner transportation initiatives, including electric vehicles (EVs), and will cut greenhouse gas pollution from motor vehicles in the region by an estimated 26% from 2022 to 2032.

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USABC awards Leyden Energy $2.28M contract for Li-imide based 12V start-stop batteries

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Enabled by a cooperative agreement with the DOE, USABC’s mission is to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies that support commercialization of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. USABC goals for advanced batteries for 12V start stop vehicle applications. Source: USABC. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

This is because manufacturing processes are more efficient, allowing carmakers to bridge what used to be a significant gap in the cost between electric and ICE cars. A nervous feeling that you won’t reach your destination in your electric car on the charge you have available. How much does it cost to run an electric car?