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CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

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Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., In our base case, we assume average US values for emissions and damage valuation of electricity generation, oil refining, vehicle. Michalek et al.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

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After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. We expected it would come from higher prices or a supply disruption—we’ve all been surprised.) Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. Finally, it’s time to begin. The good news?

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

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The latest Edison Electric Institute projection is that only about 26.4 Greenpeace , agrees, and argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids must end by 2030. A coordinated effort by US policy makers is all that is preventing this happening, the report states.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

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The production-ready 2023 Fisker Ocean debuted at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show to an interested group of industry insiders and journalists. Henrik Fisker revealed his plans to shake-up the electric SUV category with the all-new, all-electric Ocean. All-wheel drive. All-wheel drive.

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

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Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. “Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. and Chrysler. .’s

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