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Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

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WTW energy demand and GHG emissions for EV and PHEV drivetrains for various electricity sources; gasoline ICE vehicle is solid square, hybrid the hollow square. Third, the analysis offers a novel comparison of drivetrain and energy carrier production pathways based on natural resource categories. Click to enlarge.

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Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

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Furthermore, the market for vehicles that reduce fuel consumption is becoming more competitive due to other fuel efficient and alternative fuel technologies. The EV ROI element is an assessment of how competitive each EV is against its conventional ICE counterpart by class, body type, brand, and drivetrain.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. A trajectory through time of PHEV designs allows good things to happen. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge. Steve Plotkin.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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Direct Petroleum Displacement by Liquid Alternative Fuels in Vehicle Applications. Demonstration Project to Validate Crash Model For Carbon Fiber Composites to Enable Production-Feasible Composites in Primary-Structural Automotive Crash and Energy Management Applications. Alloy or Li metal anodes. Li/air and Li/S systems.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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The Environmental Protection Agency rates fuel economy at 30 mpg highway and combined in hybrid mode, with an impressive 84 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) that measures the pure electric mode. MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Where Can I Buy One? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? Congresswoman Linda T. htm Advocates of the Th!

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

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About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)? What do car companies say about PHEVs? Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? Please see our Plug-In Hybrids page Wheres the payback? See our Global Warming page.

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