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Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. 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). Lobbying EV1 style Pohorsky leased his first EV, a GM EV1 , in 1999.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003. Reply Highly Ranked Shyam D @ Apr 19th 2009 4:34PM Such data connections could easily be relegated to a wireless connection. excluding coal power in china.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I But Fukui said he saw no significant value in researching plug-in hybrid models, which can be recharged by connecting to a power plug. 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption.

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