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Electric Auto Association

He was pontificating on an all-electric composite Hypercar using rechargeable batteries back in 2000. An early advocate for green energy, he drove the car to Sacramento in 2003, stopping in Davis, California to charge overnight before testifying before the California Air Resources Board (CARB). He’s been way ahead of his time.”

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

Green Car Congress

Premium Power Distributed Energy Storage System Demonstration for National Grid and Sacramento Municipal Utility District. This new class of advanced lithium-ion rechargeable battery will demonstrate the substantial improvements offered by solid state lithium-ion technologies for energy density, battery life, safety, and cost.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

Green Car Congress

O’Brien was speaking at the California Air Resources Board’s ZEV Technology Symposium in Sacramento, California. Toyota launched the Prius in June 2000, and for the first four years, the buyers were a small segment of innovators and early adopters. Michael O’Brien.

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