Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

USABC has carried out a number of battery development programs, focusing on low-cost, long-life, high-energy, high-power technologies, including several programs, started in 2008, which addressed the development of plug-in hybrid batteries (Round I). Inspection and test of hardware by the USABC may be included in the selection process.

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Energy Storage Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles 225

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Batteries not ready.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Here we go again.or

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Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. It is 12 years later.

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