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2023 was a tremendous year for both EVs and Plug In America!

Plug in America

We conducted our third annual EV Driver Survey and, through a partnership with EPRI, started conducting quarterly surveys and mini-surveys to dive deeper into specific topics. Battery Supply Chains In 2023, EVs received pushback for the potential implications of switching to a minerals-based energy economy.

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UC Davis Researchers Suggest the Battery Problem Seen to Be Slowing Electric Drive Commercialization Is Perceptual as Well as Technological

Green Car Congress

Distribution of battery requirements for consumer-selected PHEV designs (shaded circles) compared to USABC, MIT and EPRI performance requirements. EPRI assumes PHEVs to be AE-20 and AE-60 mid-size cars. Units USABC MIT EPRI. The design space was presented to a sample of 2,373 new-vehicle buying households in the US.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

The result is an 80+ mile-per-gallon vehicle — with even greater fuel economy possible utilizing bio-fuels. For example, an area pest control company has pledged to buy up to 150 light weight plug-in trucks, once they are produced. According to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), half the cars in the U.S.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" If you are interested in this program, please contact the Electric Transportation Department at EPRI.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Along with other national leaders in the PHEV movement, including Dr. Andy Frank and Mark Duvall of EPRI , I spoke to the need to fund battery research and demonstration vehicles. The energy, economic and air quality gains could be dramatic, benefiting individual consumers and the entire U.S.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition to the USPS, ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will participate in the test program. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) also has signed an LOI to provide USPS integration tools. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. People wont buy a full car. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Batteries not ready. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. Red Herring ).

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