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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [ 15 ] Electric power grids are designed with capacity to serve the highest power peaks demanded (e.g. PHEVLERs are better than BEVs in support of the electric grid. when the battery has recently sent electricity back into the smart grid). 15 ] Got EVs?

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ExxonMobil and Princeton select five energy research projects; including batteries and solar

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In 2014, ExxonMobil became a founding member of the MIT Energy Initiative, contributing $25 million over five years to support research and establish 10 graduate energy fellowship appointments each year.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Expects production around 2014. The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ).

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