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National Academies issues interim report on overcoming barriers to PEV deployment

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The interim report considers PEV manufacturers, dealers and customers; the charging infrastructure; and the electric grid. Findings and possible Federal roles for overcoming the barriers include: Manufacturers, dealers and customers. A final, comprehensive report will be published in late summer 2014.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

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Eight partnering states released their Multi-State ZEV Action Plan as the first promised milestone for the bi-coastal collaboration to pave the way for increasingly large numbers of zero emission vehicles: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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Proposal for a Vehicle-Level Test Procedure to Measure Air Conditioning Fuel Use

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PHEV Charge-Depletion electric range over the UDDS and USO6 drive cycles with and without A/C. Air-conditioning systems can have a significant impact on the fuel economy of a conventional vehicles and on the fuel use/range of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Source: Rugh, 2010. Click to enlarge. kW engine and a 51.8 Rugh, 2010.

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols met with US Energy Secretary Steven Chu in May and followed up that meeting with a letter, urging the continuation of funding to support research, development and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post. ). —Letter to Secretary Chu.

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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Search Results for Google April 29, 2009 09:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle FRANKFORT, Ky.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Green Star Products, Inc. OTC: GSPI) announced today that within the next four weeks it plans to publicly test its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

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In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet. In developing the proposed preferred alternative for the rulemaking, NHTSA also projected technology penetration and associated costs for the vehicle fleet. Click to enlarge.

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