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One Million and 300 Million

Plug In Partners

T he three main components of Obama’s plan are: — Get 1 million 150 mile-per-gallon plug-in hybrids on U.S. To set an example, Obama is vowing to convert the entire White House fleet to plug-in hybrid vehicles within one year, and convert all federal vehicle purchases to plug-in hybrids or all-electric by 2012.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

Similar mismatches in supply and demand contributed to massive cascading blackouts in August 2003 in the northeastern United States and Canada, in July 2012 in India , and in March 2019 in Venezuela. Clearly, balancing the supply and demand of goods is critical for a stable, normal, functional society. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . With such rapid growth in the popularity of EVs, Kiwis want to understand the impacts of a large-scale transition to electric vehicles, within the context of New Zealand. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED?

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . With such rapid growth in the popularity of EVs, Kiwis want to understand the impacts of a large-scale transition to electric vehicles, within the context of New Zealand. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED?