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Big Oil To 'Lose Control Of Auto Industry': Energy Conference

Green Car Reports

Electric cars will never become mainstream, they argue, because of fickle consumers who base their-car purchases on what the price of gas happens to be the moment they walk into a dealership. It's not uncommon for media commenters to look at electric-car sales numbers, only to conclude that the segment is teetering on the brink of death.

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US Utilities Pledge to Ramp Up Efforts To Make Electricity a Crucial Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

Vehicle and Infrastructure Incentives : Utilities pledge to work with federal, state and local stakeholders to help develop purchase and ownership incentives (monetary/non-monetary) supporting both vehicles and infrastructure deployment. We, as an industry, are eager to collaborate with the auto industry and others to bring PEVs to market.

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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. Major utilities were compelled to purchase high-cost peaking power, and because retail prices were capped, they could not pass their costs on to consumers. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. 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

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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

Green Car Congress

At the Washington Auto Show in February, for example, GM suggested a partial draft checklist of stakeholders and enablers to help guide cities in making their regions plug-in friendly. One million plug-ins don’t happen without significant partnering, coordination and effort.” Tony Posawatz. Earlier post.). The charging pyramid. Source: EPRI.

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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

It can do this with little disruption to the way homes and industry purchase and use energy today. In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. We can set a goal to have every new vehicle purchased be a PHEV.

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