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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

And oil only seems cheap. We won’t need new power plants, since we have enough off-peak electricity to recharge as many retrofits as we can build. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older! But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Green Car Congress

The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. Providing the recharging infrastructure will require roughly an additional $50 billion. billion in 2035. World transportation oil demand by mode in the New Policies Scenario. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV long term update: Camping is depraved and should be banned

EV Central

READ MORE: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV joins out long term test fleet The Outlander’s big advantage – and one that I hoped would make me look like a hero and a genius, not only to my friends but everyone in the campsite, and indeed the village – was its vehicle-to-load (V2L) abilities.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. Remember its PURE D.C. SZ (1) 6753.T

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