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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

Green Car Congress

” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region. Slower than expected sales of hybrids everywhere in the world but Japan in 2010.

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CMU study explores optimizing PHEV design and allocation to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

PHEV battery subsidies are likely only economically justified as a temporary stimulus if battery and energy costs are expected to quickly reach levels that make PHEVs cost competitive with HEVs over the life cycle. —Shiau et al. Ching-Shin Norman Shiau, Nikhil Kaushal, Chris T. Hendrickson, Scott B. Peterson, Jay F.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

GM may be in bankruptcy but remains unwavering in its commitment to have the Volt in some showrooms by November 2010. In addition to the California funds there is federal stimulus money, $41 million by mid-April, being doled out to their projects, many of zero environmental benefit. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk.

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

This Educational Tour will be in, as mentioned, the All American "Spirit of DC" - Toyota Prius PHEV, which has been demonstrating the goal of 101 MPG, assisted by electricity. Financial assistance is most welcomed as well. Currently, we're in need of human resources in staging the Tour de AZ.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

February 15, 2010. In Berkeley, a town known for its environmental sensibility, one out of five cars sold today is a hybrid Prius. And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. and Chrysler.

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