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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG research finds that the external environmental costs of 11 key industry sectors jumped 50% from US$566 to US$846 billion in 8 years (2002 to 2010), averaging a doubling of these costs every 14 years. Total environmental cost 2010 vs growth in environmental cost since 2002 vs environmental intensity improvement. Source: KPMG.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. EVs are a smart and efficient choice for personal transportation. Formed in 2002, our efforts for "100+MPG Hybrids" took off when we built PRIUS+ , the worlds first plug-in Prius).

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The GridWise smart-grid trial in the Seattle area in 2007 found that consumers lowered their energy use by 10 percent and utilities were able to shave their peak demand by 15 percent. He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. In the telecom industry, people quickly adjusted to call at night to get cheaper rates.

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