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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Each electric truck that replaces a diesel model can save an estimated 75 tons of CO2 a year. Electric vehicles components. Earlier post.)

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several global indicators on the supply of oil and the known carbon pollution environmental damages its caused all lead us to find cleaner ways of transportation. There is significant cause vs. effect debate on CO2. Want to do better in a short distance, then get a bicycle. We have oil! Boones natural gas ( CNG ) plans.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Batteries not ready. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency. Email Neal. Find out " What is Cleantech? SZ (1) 6753.T SZ (1) 6753.T

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Generating electricity from wind and geothermal rather than a CO2 producing sources would help alleviate that problem. The intolerable act is to pretend that making cars into plug-ins will reduce CO2. The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth.

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