Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Ricardo, one of the leaders in the development of electric and hybrid vehicles, has welcomed President Obama’s announcement of $2.4billion in grants to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of US batteries and electric vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. The SAE standard for this is called J1772.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. Smart meters and electric cars: a match made in efficiency. Several automakers, including Ford, have partnered with Edison to ensure those cars can get their electricity from somewhere.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

This bill is not only the most sweeping economic recovery package in our nation’s history, it’s also the greenest. Killer Coal Environmental Politics Saving Energy electric cars News Media Sustainability election solar power. Investing in Scientific Research (More than $15 Billion). Some people never will.

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