Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car? &# may recall it was a little more complicated than that… The first five states where the Leaf will be available are: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, and Washington. The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Strong income tax credits for the purchase of new diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles are very expensive and essentially ineffective at reducing GHG emissions from transportation. CO 2 emissions from transportation sector by scenario in the study. Source: Morrow et al. Click to enlarge. —Morrow et al.

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Plug in America

MARCH 25, 2022

Plug In America watchers know that Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED), celebrated for the entire month of April, is an extension of September’s National Drive Electric Week (NDEW). When Obama took office in 2009, while it may seem inconceivable today, consumers could purchase only one mass-produced EV, a Tesla Roadster.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Yeah, I’m talking to you Exxon/Mobil mercenaries who work at the Torrance refinery and you amoral assassins who get your blood money from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo. I told you there was a new sheriff in town and that your days in my community were numbered. Did you think I was kidding?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The DOT is making $48.1

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

He is touring America with the Spirit of DC, a plug-in hybrid electric Toyota Prius. Asher said the DC on the car can be as in Washington, D.C., While it is obvious that Asher is passionate about his mission, his business card actually states he is “Educating America about plug-in hybrid electric vehicles…one town at a time.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

For example, President Obama has issued the United States the challenge of having one million plug-in hybrids on the road by the end of 2015—a goal which many keynote speakers supported but also identified significant barriers to achieving. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica.

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 1, 2006

Barack Obama (D-Ill.) In his plan, he calls for all government cars to be plug-ins. Barack Obama on Energy Independence Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Governor's Ethanol Coalition Washington, DC Feb. delivered a major speech on energy independence yesterday. snip ) The federal government can help in two ways here.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

If they can’t get the job done in Washington, DC or at the UN – and it’s obvious to me that they cannot – then we will take the reins of responsibility from them right now and we will get the job done here locally. I don’t live in Hermosa Beach, but two of my best friends do.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler. .&#

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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.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Now, people are used to cellphone subscription plans and plugging the phone into the wall at night, Mr. Thesen reasoned, so a switch to electric cars would also be manageable. Analysts are sanguine about this kind of thing becoming more common — someday. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. We will own the battery.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Washington, D.C. 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. We think the market is ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The survey was conducted by BlueLabs , an information technology services and consulting firm based in Washington, DC. It was founded by a quartet of former analysts working for the Democratic National Committee, most of whom cut their teeth working for the Obama campaign. However, the resulting data doesn’t really support this.

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