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Hertz on Demand and IBM partner on smart charging pilot

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The companies are using this program as a field test to gauge acceptance and practicability of the electric vehicle and the intelligent recharging infrastructure usage. Hertz is the first car-rental company to deploy EVs and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric) on three continents—in the U.S.

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DOE Funds PHEVs

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T he Department of Energy is moving forward to develop advanced batteries for PHEV s. DOE to Provide up to $14 Million to Develop Advanced Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Here is the story. This would include most roundtrip daily commutes.

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EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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Student engineers participating in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge unveiled their vehicle architectures at the Washington Auto Show. Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). The 17 designs range from systems using on-board hydrogen fuel cells to full battery-electric vehicles.

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Toyota Plug In

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T oyota President Katsuaki Watanabe made his company's intentions clear yesterday about PHEVs. Japan and Europe by 2010 , under a widespread "green" strategy outlined today.The ecological gas-electric vehicles, which can be recharged from a home electrical outlet , will target leasing customers, Toyota Motor Corp. If so, how?

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Summer Update

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Along with other national leaders in the PHEV movement, including Dr. Andy Frank and Mark Duvall of EPRI , I spoke to the need to fund battery research and demonstration vehicles. Afterward several members of Congress went outside for test drives in a plug-in hybrid brought to Washington by Cal-Cars.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

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over the next eight months: [link] This cross-country journey began at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. over the next eight months: [link] This cross-country journey began at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The LVEVA was the 39th EAA chapter that he visited along the way.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Two-Mode Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Although an electric range of 10 miles may not sound too impressive, the more frequently a battery is fully discharged during normal operation, and subsequently recharged from the grid, the faster the consumer sees a return on their battery investment. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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