Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

Since the “exclusivity” contracts prohibit service stations from obtaining renewable fuels like ethanol (E85) from other sources, these fuels are not available for sale to consumers. * Thanks to Green Car Congress for the tip. Taken from the press release , New York Governor's Office, August 2, 2006 Become a Partner today.

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New York Alternative Fuels PHEV Renewable 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. His engineers investigate a wide array of technologies, from automobile air-conditioning systems that can run on batteries to the design of solar-powered streetlights. tons of carbon dioxide.

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Teslarati

APRIL 24, 2024

Elon Musk : We’re in conversations with one major automaker regarding licensing FSD. Elon Musk: Yeah, I mean, we’re putting the actual “Auto” in automobile. You have to keep making the car better, improving the price but improving the cost of production, and that’s what we’re doing. Martin Viecha: Okay.

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Tesla Re-Charge Future Price 99

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) But that cost in a built as an EV is much less than an ICE’s costs by about 1/2. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight.

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Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58