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Flawed PHEV report has legs

Plugs and Cars

This week saw the sophisticated version with the release of a National Academies of Sciences study, sponsored by the U.S. Dubious presumptions about PHEV usage lead the authors to minimize any potential petroleum and emissions reductions. According to the report, a portfolio approach toward reducing U.S. Department of Energy.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) If that target is met, the largest U.S. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Bloomberg News ). Red Herring ).

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Think has established a U.S. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S. Think has established a U.S. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S. market b y the end of 2009.

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What about the Pickens Plan?

Plugs and Cars

Boone Pickens is spending tens of millions of dollars promoting CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) as the bridge fuel to get the U.S. off petroleum in the short term. The Arab oil embargo and price increases of the ‘70s pushed the U.S. away from using petroleum to generate electricity. If it were 1976, he would be right.

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Electric cars back on track?

Plugs and Cars

The Nissan plan envisions hundreds of vehicles in 2010, with general sales in various markets including the U.S. Small regulatory hurdles still need to be overcome before the mini-car that turned me into an electric car advocate can be offered in the U.S. Tags: renault carlos ghosn nissan electric car. to commence in 2012.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: kamiikoneko | Apr 15, 2009 8:50:44 PM I can understand the anger at GM, but I think most people will agree that the U.S. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". Never again.

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