Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. From 2005 until 2007 JP Morgan estimated that close to 60% of the MWs of wind capacity installed in the US were from projects that used tax equity financing. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

economy away from dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. Permitting issues also bedevil wind power projects.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze. Here’s how.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

For now, the Circuit has all sorts of EV appeal, but itll be up to groups that Chrysler cant control - the Presidential auto task force, the higher-end customer market, etc. - I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. This one fact is arguably more important than how the car acts on the road.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. How about a car-mounted wind-generator?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Advocacy groups argue the task force’s assessment is shortsighted and worry that the Volt project may land in the scrap heap as G.M. “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. rolls toward bankruptcy.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Another 5% comes from wind and 5% from hydro. Geothermal is particularly attractive since it’s a “forever&# renewable power source much like wind and solar - but without the intermittency of those clean energy sources. Here is the full text of the NY Times article (in case the link goes bad). URL: [link].

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 10, 2024

The groups had claimed that forcing electrification would hamper commerce by encouraging residents to purchase more vehicles from neighboring territories and were limiting residents freedom of choice. That effectively makes this piece an addendum to our recent Gas War article pertaining to the Californian emissions waiver.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. Many EV groups online for more info or google EV clubs or EV racing and follow the website’s links.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

It was there because the cover story was “Among the Ancients, Giant Sequoias of the Sierra&# Another article headline that made the cover, “Is Al Gore Our Great Green Hope?&#. The USA got the leap on everyone else with solar, wind and other fossil free energy as well as electric cars and other alternative fuel vehicles.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

It was there because the cover story was “Among the Ancients, Giant Sequoias of the Sierra” Another article headline that made the cover, “Is Al Gore Our Great Green Hope?” The USA got the leap on everyone else with solar, wind and other fossil free energy as well as electric cars and other alternative fuel vehicles.

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