Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
The BMW Group has been analyzing battery cells since 2008, allowing it to draw on many years of experience and, as a result, extensive expertise in the field. The company has set clear targets for sales of its electrified models. The BMW Group has launched several major innovations with this in mind.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 31, 2008
Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C.,
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Batteries not ready.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
Because robust grid integration is essential for widespread customer acceptance of electric vehicles, Chrysler has enlisted the involvement of key utility partners, including Duke, ConEd and DTE. Total sales worldwide in 2008 were 2 million vehicles. In 2008, the Foundation gave approximately $21 million in charitable donations.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy.
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