Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen.

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Solar Miles Gasoline-Electric MPG 150

EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Energy Solutions.

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Power Powered Wind Coal 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

billion vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2015, with a concomitant increase in gasoline consumption. Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. As gasoline prices fell starting in late 2014, motorists logged an additional 2.7 below their 2006 levels.

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California Light Emissions Climate 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Sorry, but electrics and electric power plants are so efficient that CO2 emissions are less than gassers even when the electricity comes from coal - and a lot of electricity doesnt come from coal. Or maybe just snap up the engineers.

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Dodge Circuit Dodge Electric Cars Chrysler 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Safe, reliable and sturdy battery systems currently exist that provide well over 100 miles on a single charge and technology advances will soon provide comfortable ranges in excess of 250 miles between charges. Electricity costs are relatively inexpensive.

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Charging Batteries Battery Nickel Metal Hydride 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. he says - but he would not let go of more than 10% of BYDs stock.

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles. — jerryd 7.

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Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58