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

Green Car Congress

In developing technology inputs for MY 2012-2016 standards, NHTSA and EPA reviewed, as requested by President Obama in his January 26 memorandum, the technology assumptions that NHTSA used in setting the MY 2011 standards and the comments that NHTSA received in response to its May 2008 NPRM. Technologies.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Reply ↓ ↑ report 18 Efried 5:47AM (4/10/2009) I will hang a poster about the comparison at EVS24.