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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

Green Car Congress

The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is current considering a request to allow more than the current limit of 10% ethanol in gasoline to increase overall ethanol consumption in the US fuel pool. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies

Green Car Congress

Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I have built partnerships with major automakers such as GM and Nissan, home builders associations, fleet managers, charging companies, all of which could be leveraged for the development of additional EAA resources benefiting EAA chapters nationwide. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I have built partnerships with major automakers such as GM and Nissan, home builders associations, fleet managers, charging companies, all of which could be leveraged for the development of additional EAA resources benefiting EAA chapters nationwide. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nissan Includes PHEVs in its long-term development program. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs. August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010. No announced plans.

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

Green Car Congress

Its published results showed the average Chevrolet Volt PHEV drove 9100 miles a year on electricity compared with the average Nissan Leaf all-electric car driving 9500 miles a year on electricity alone. The impetus for this change came from a study by the US Idaho National Lab [ 2 ]. Similar processes can be followed again.

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