Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The matching stimulus grant will provide up to $2.5 million for the vehicle conversions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

In early demonstration testing the car is getting up to 80 miles per gallon and travels 40 miles on electric power before the Capstone turbine generator starts up and charges the lithium ion batteries. billion outlined in the stimulus fund to get more electric vehicles on US roads. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

FTA stimulus funds covered 100% of the cost of the vehicles. The Azure Balance Hybrid Electric system specified by Votran supports engine-off at idle and at below 20 miles per hour, while electronically supporting key ancillary functions like air conditioning, power steering and braking.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The Tennessee Triangle,” a 425-mile stretch of interstate highway connecting Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga, is the preferred location for Cracker Barrel’s 12 DC Fast Chargers, which are suited for high-traffic commercial locations and major transportation corridors.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2012

While in general, higher gasoline taxes can reduce the amount of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and gasoline consumed, households vary in their ability to reduce their use of gasoline and mitigate the. more responsive to changes in gasoline prices by reducing their yearly miles traveled in a private. price alone. Reinvestment Act.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Proterra has demonstrated that this option can travel more 700 miles in 24 hours. Moreover, the contract seeks to match and qualify contract users with federal grant and/or stimulus funds. This system can be recharged on-route in less than ten minutes at a 500kW charge rate.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. Range: 100 miles (161 km). This Class 2c-3 electric truck—the first in its category—has a range of 100 miles per charge, making it ideal for many urban applications. e-Star Quick Specs. 80 kWh Li-ion pack. 70 kW, 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) motor. Max speed: 50 mph (80 km).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

87 miles all electric) minimizes petroleum consumption, minimum lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are achieved with a mix of low-range (~25 miles) and mid-range (40-50 miles) PHEVs. A 2009 CMU study found that when charged frequently (every 20 miles or less), using average US electricity, small capacity (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

In this context, we … compare the driving range of electric vehicles from a full recharge and note that the driving miles per recharge time (min) for commercially viable battery technology is ~0.1–0.4 The driving miles per recharge time (min) for commercially viable battery technology is ~0.1–0.4 Herya and Sundaresan (2016).

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 30, 2009

He went on to say that China has stepped up their auto requirements from 37 miles per gallon to 42 miles per gallon – compared to our own new CAFE standards of 25 miles per gallon to 39 miles per gallon. China’s just committed to a 50% solar subsidy in the last 30 days, Westly told us.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

The 100 battery-driven electric Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL vans ( earlier post ) in use in Berlin and Stuttgart have covered 650,000 km (404,000 miles). The two promotional initiatives are part of the German federal government’s second economic stimulus package. Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL. Click to enlarge. 11 seconds.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Technology was on duty miles downwind, where, as the battle against these fires went on for days, even weeks, many residents of the Bay Area and Sacramento River Delta region turned to air-quality sensor networks, particularly AirNow , maintained by the U.S. Too many did not make it out of their beds, let alone their homes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2009

For example, people in a remote area could set up a system to grow the algae and produce the fuel on-site, rather than shipping the finished product thousands of miles. The $2 million grant is part of the federal stimulus package and comes from NSF’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 25, 2021

Many municipal and federal governments, for example, have expanded consumer benefits for EV sales, mostly as part of stimulus efforts aimed at mitigating the pandemic’s economic effect. As a result of the COVID-19 situation, several reforms in pollution controls and incentives have also been implemented. The short distance market.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

5, 2006 Imagine if we could develop a passenger car that averaged more than 100 miles per gallon — or, if used only for short trips, 1,000 miles per gallon. They can be built to have a 30- to 50-mile range before the gasoline engine needs to be used at all. The full editorial is available to Times Select subscribers.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 25, 2010

Tesla’s announcement Thursday that it was teaming up with Toyota to start making its $50,000 electric Model S at NUMMI, hiring 1,000 workers and possibly creating 10 times that number of jobs down the road, has brought hope back to Fremont, a 92-square-mile piece of Silicon Valley that had seemed shrouded of late with gloom.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Late last week it raised its full-year profit forecast on the hope that green stimulus efforts around the world will push consumers to offload older vehicles in favour of newer, more eco-friendly alternatives. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Why the race is on.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 31, 2009

SBESC's Marilyn Lyon talks about Federal Stimulus Funding / photo (c) Debra Bushweit Galliani. We also learned from Marilyn Lyon that Federal Stimulus money will be coming L.A. More to come on these zero emission vehicles in another post.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program by the mid-May deadline. An all-electric vehicle is ideal for this use, Rhodes said, as the 40-mile range is sufficient for the average postal route which is about 20 miles.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

While new cars have lower emissions per mile, they may be driven more and there are environmental costs associated with their production. As fiscal stimulus, this measure benefits one industry. Many new cars are not produced in Britain though some foreign made vehicles will contain British components.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. All-electric cars, like the upcoming Nissan Leaf, have a range of about 100 miles and are powered by electric motors instead of the gas-powered internal combustion engine found in most current cars. billion in stimulus grants to the industry.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. Thehydrogen-powered car has a top speed of 105 miles per hour andtravels as far as 280 miles on electricity produced by its fuelcell stack. millionthis year from $211.9 The vehicle costs U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

However, two-thirds of the sticker registrants had hybrid cars already on the road, the authors noted; in other words, the stimulus effect was lower than expected. Between August 2005 and June 2011, California law allowed owners of hybrid vehicles achieving at least 45 mpg (5.2 6, Issue 3 doi: 10.1257/pol.6.3.1.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Notably, emissions of buses decreased from 2017 to 2018 despite a slight uptick in the vehicle revenue miles of buses (+0.5%). Private sector investment can also drive green stimulus. This is the result of policies promoting cleaner vehicle fuels and advanced clean vehicle standards.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

The FCCC electric WIV also marks the first commercial vehicle application of a Tesla Motors Li-ion battery pack, which provide up to a 100-mile driving range on a single charge. FCCC initiated our all-electric project well before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-power transportation projects.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The battery pack provides up to a 100-mile (161 km) driving range on a single charge. The all-electric chassis also was initiated before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-fuel transportation projects. Powered by Tesla Motors’ lithium-ion batteries, the chassis is 100% electric, including the HVAC system.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Owing to limits in battery capacity and driving range (currently 100-200 km (62-124 miles) for a medium-sized car) and a current recharging time of several hours, BEVs are ideally suited to smaller cars and shorter trips, i.e. urban driving (including new transportation models such as car sharing).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

The measure also would set aside $200,000 to provide incentives to build 100 charging stations throughout the state, since electric cars usually only last from 40 miles to 100 miles between charges. The federal stimulus bill also provides a $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase plug-in vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The first wave of electric car buying is expected to begin around December, when Nissan introduces the Leaf, a five-passenger electric car that will have a range of 100 miles on a fully charged battery and be priced for middle-class families. If electric cars do take off, consumers and society could benefit.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

The measure also would set aside $200,000 to provide incentives to build 100 charging stations throughout the state, since electric cars usually only last from 40 miles to 100 miles between charges. The federal stimulus bill also provides a $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase plug-in vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. — Goodbye 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept. My local post office is about 5 miles from my house, so could possible fit the range requirements.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

For example, when a historic downtown area is undergoing a revitalization, I make sure it’s widely known that EV charging stations bring more tourism to town and provide economic stimulus. Going more than a few miles over the speed limit will get you pulled over and handed an expensive certificate of participation (ticket).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Nissan is working on an electric car that it says is on track to have a 100-mile range and 26-minute charge time. My parents live about 180 miles away, which is well outside the range of most electric cars. That’s 7 cents worth of electricity per mile driven. With a 55KWH battery, range is only 157 miles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The new plug-in vehicle will be able to exceed highway speed limits, go 100 miles on a charge and recharge in four to eight hours using a 220-volt line, similar to those for clothes dryers, said Mark Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America.

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