Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2009
Thus, a 50% reduction in ORT emissions may not be possible to achieve even with complete conversion of the current US fleet to PHEV, ” the authors write. There are also complex uncertainties in quantifying the consequences of adding load from PHEVs onto the electric grid in the US.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV). We are also working (with our for-profit integration partners) to offer installed "conversions," first for Toyota Prius, probably followed by Ford Escape and other forthcoming hybrids. See also: Electric Auto Assn.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
JANUARY 28, 2009
Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 28, 2021
He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.
Electric Auto Association
OCTOBER 28, 2021
He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
This catch-22 - you need the polluting engine running to keep the emissions mitigation running - has regulators including the California Air Resources Board (ARB) frowning upon PHEV conversions. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.)
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