Remove Auto Industry Remove Chevrolet Remove Conference Remove Environment
article thumbnail

GM: Putting 1M Plug-ins on the Road Will Require a Plug-In Ecosystem

Green Car Congress

Ten million Chevrolet Volts (or equivalent) on the road would account for approximately 0.8% In the long-term, Duvall said, EPRI sees about a 500 million ton CO 2 per year reduction for auto industry “ almost entirely due to replacement of gasoline with lower carbon electricity.”. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge. Source: EPRI.

Plug-in 199
article thumbnail

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement.

PHEV 150
article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By By partnering with these two industries. Vice Chairman Bob] Lutz said he continues to be increasingly confident that GM will bring the range-extended Chevrolet Volt to market by 2010. "We Newsweek ). 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp.

Plug-in 45