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Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).
Plugs and Cars
DECEMBER 18, 2008
Obama's choice for Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, apparently can't be faulted for his dedication to dealing with climate change. UC is doing consumer studies today that exclude battery electric cars but include hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Corporate sponsors have an outsized influence on universities these days.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
New plug-in hybrids roll off our assembly lines, but they will run on batteries made in Korea. But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy. It is time for America to lead again.
Green Car Congress
MAY 28, 2015
Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 24, 2023
It is working with mobility companies to provide charging stations and battery-swapping stations for e-bikes and other e-vehicles throughout the country, he says. “We Having these [stations] in place will help fight climate change.” In 2018 he was in the inaugural cohort of the Obama Foundation ’s Leaders Africa program.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2010
Four main results stood out, according to the authors: All the policy scenarios modeled fail to meet the Obama administration’s goal of reducing total US GHG emissions 14% below 2005 levels by 2020. This result clearly illustrates, the authors wrote, that aggressive climate change policy need not bring the economy to a halt.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2009
They include a battery-electric Transit Connect commercial van in 2010, a battery-electric Ford Focus passenger car in 201l, and the next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2012. Ford recognizes the need for a comprehensive approach to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change concerns.
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