Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

On Friday, the fleet of Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles involved in GM’s Project Driveway—the largest consumer fuel cell vehicle demonstration project to date ( earlier post )—passed the 1-million mile mark. The Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicle is equipped with a GM fourth-generation, 93 kW fuel cell stack.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

GM will introduce the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle with a starting MSRP of $41,000; after applying the Federal income tax credit of $7,500, the price drops to $33,500. To find a participating Chevrolet Volt dealer, customers are directed to [link]. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

battery start-up company based in California. Although Gray has worked for General Motors for more than 30 years, she is best known for her work shepherding the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Tags: Brief. Denise Gray, Director of Global Battery Engineering for General Motors. since 2006, will leave GM on Friday, 5 March to take a senior.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Then I learned that three Renault Dauphines had hit the regular inventory at the Pick-n-Pull in San Jose, California. But then another rear-engined European import showed up, with a price tag similar to the Beetle's and two additional doors. Plymouth's cheapest 1960 Valiant four-door had a $2,033 price tag.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

In a run-up to next week’s Business of Plugging In Conference in Detroit, GM is hosting a webchat on Friday, 16 October at 12:30 pm EDT with Felix Kramer, president of California Cars Institute (CalCars) and Tony Posawatz, Vehicle Line Director for the Chevrolet Volt. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The 300 new vans being retrofitted by Steelweld will be used in Southern California by Verizon technicians who install and repair broadband, TV and voice communications services for the company’s residential and small-business customers. —Margaret Serjak, Verizon’s operations president in California.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To spread that message, she chose to purchase a new Chevrolet Bolt. “My GM to the rescue “I attended the LA Auto Show and found that the best EV-buying tips came from Chevrolet,” Fellows recalled. I was lucky to have a great dealership here in Arizona,” Fellows said about Van Chevrolet in Scottsdale. “It

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

General Motors has finalized the production process for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, allowing the company to deliver fleet customers complete vehicles with a fully integrated and dedicated CNG fuel system starting this fall. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

Chevrolet Blazer 4WD. Chevrolet C1500 Pickup 2WD. California had the largest voucher dollar amount requested: $326,822,000, or 11.3% California had the largest voucher dollar amount requested: $326,822,000, or 11.3% Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy Sales. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD. Jeep Cherokee 4WD.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2010

announced its second expansion of The EV Project, resulting in a charging infrastructure network in sixteen cities located in six states—Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Tennessee and Texas—as well as the District of Columbia. Tags: Brief. ECOtality, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2010

WJ Daytech, in Fairfield, California is spearheading the project. LS-7 used in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06) has begun to get some of the needed upgrades for operation on CNG, plus one that has never been tried on this engine (details to be provided in the next update). Tags: Brief. Earlier post.) The engine (a modified GM 7.0L

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chevrolet has announced that Michigan joins California as a key initial Volt launch market. Chevrolet is partnering with DTE Energy and other key Michigan stakeholders as part of a larger, real-world development and demonstration program to introduce customers to electric vehicles and establish vehicle charging programs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

Coulomb Technologies has installed its first Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in San Jose, California from its $37 million ChargePoint America program ( earlier post ). Coulomb is working with Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA, all of whom have announced plans to introduce EVs in the Bay Area. Tags: Brief.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799. Chevrolet Bolt/Bolt EUV – Waiting for more GM EVs. Flash Drive: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV ; News: GMC Hummer EV First Edition Sells Out ; Cadillac Lyric First Look.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

The new board includes five nominees from Mahindra & Mahindra, two from the Maini family, and one from AEV LLC, California (co-founders of REVA). REVA was established in Bangalore in 1994 as a joint venture between the Maini Group of Bangalore, India and AEV LLC of California, US. Tags: Electric (Battery). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

Coulomb Technologies, in partnership with Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA, will provide 4,600 free home and public ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles throughout the United States through the ChargePoint America program. the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, California; Redmond, Wash.; Click to enlarge.

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EV Life

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Chevrolet has taken the electric vehicle market by storm with a number of different EV offerings. Enter the Chevrolet Equinox EV, a crossover unlike any other. Chevrolet Blazer Performance Chevy has yet to disclose specific performance details for all trim levels of the new Blazer EV, so some results may vary.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

Among its trials of advanced or alternative fuel technology, the Postal Service is: Delivering mail on a trial basis using three-wheel (T3) electric vehicles in Florida, California and Arizona. Testing two fourth generation fuel-cell Chevrolet Equinox hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, which are delivering mail in Irvine, CA, and in Washington, DC.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

In September, Reva announced a joint venture with General Motors India to provide the electric powertrain and energy management systems for the new Chevrolet Spark and a new 30,000 unit Reva assembly plant is under construction in India. Tags: Electric (Battery). Earlier post.)

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2010

California-based Coulomb Technologies makes the program’s ChargePoint chargers, which were shipped to 130 customers in 2009. California-based Coulomb Technologies makes the program’s ChargePoint chargers, which were shipped to 130 customers in 2009. A third of what we’re doing will be in California,” Mr. Lowenthal said.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 29, 2007

The enviros gave up on electric cars, let the automakers and California off the hook just as the cars were proving themselves viable and popular. Edmunds Inside Line reports Chevrolet Volt Goes to Washington To Underline GM's Anti-CAFE-Increase Argument. Tags: joe romm GM zev mandate chevy volt NRDC UCS Sierra Club cafe.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt may have been branded too expensive to be commercially successful by the Obama administration’s taskforce, but its supporters are having none of it. The California Cars Initiative believes the task force has been influenced unduly by “plug-in sceptics&# at the Boston Consulting Group.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 13, 2010

s and a prime mover behind the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. s and a prime mover behind the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Tags: In the Media Production Diary Bob Lutz Detroit Elon Musk. The meeting went off as scheduled and proved to be a congenial gathering for the three men.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt isn’t the only range extended car on its way – now Capstone Turbine Corporation will introduce its own prototype at the LA Auto Show.

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EV Life

MARCH 7, 2023

Today, Chevrolet has some of the best EV options on the market, with more scheduled for release in the next few years. With an impressive 259 miles of range and a reasonable starting price tag of $26,500, the easy-to-drive and stylish Chevy Bolt EV is a great option for drivers looking to purchase their first electric vehicle.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Meanwhile the top 10 trade-ins were: the Ford Explorer 4WD; the Ford F150 Pickup 2WD; the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD; the Ford Explorer 2WD; the Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD; the Jeep Cherokee 4WD; the Chevrolet Blazer 4WD; the Chevrolet C1500 Pickup 2WD; the Ford F150 Pickup 4WD; and the Ford Windstar FWD Van.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C. Join Plug in Partners today.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

PG&E services the San Francisco area and Northern California. Darbee noted that although California has about 12% of the population, it has about 25% of the demand for plug-in hybrids. He said that they thought it very likely that California and Northern California would be the epicenter for the PEV market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

The onroad systems include three automobiles—(2005 Toyota Camry), SUV (2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer), and pickup (2005 Ford F-150) to represent the range in the US automobile fleet and critical performance—and two urban buses with off-peak and peak passenger loadings. Tags: Lifecycle analysis Sustainability. Click to enlarge.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Its 42-mile EV range, its 600-mile total range and relatively low price tag have made the PHEV an instant smash hit. At the moment, only a handful are available at California dealerships. With a federal tax deduction of $7,500 and a California State Rebate of $1,000, the base SE can be had for under $30K. Demand is intense.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

In general, the study uses a 2005 EPA estimate of California average electric generation emissions (0.32 kW charging twice a day and a California-type grid power mix. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Plug-ins. Charge-sustaining fuel economy for all vehicles is assumed to be 36 miles per US gallon.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

nk City cars when Ford brought them to California to meet its ZEV Mandate obligation. Contracts for lithium batteries for the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue and the Chevrolet Volt have received much press. They will join the one Honda Fuel Cell car currently in private hands in Southern California. I believe Google would find Th!nk

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

The EPA is revisiting the FE label provisions as they apply to those types of vehicles, and is working with automakers, the SAE, the State of California, the Department of Energy and others to address these issues. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. The EPA anticipates issuing guidance and/or a rule this year.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Speaking at the California Air Resources Board’s ZEV Technology Symposium, O’Brien stated that “creating consumer demand for mandated advanced technology vehicles will require substantial government engagement at all levels.” Tags: Hybrid cars The Green Piece Toyota Volvo hybrid plug-in. So let’s look at the points they highlight.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

In response to the Presidential Auto Task Force Report that concluded that the plug-in Chevrolet Volt was unlikely to be commercially successful in the short-term due to its cost ( earlier post ), Plug In America is proposing a plan to make GM’s Chevy Volt and other plug-in cars more affordable. and was a co-founder of Plug In America.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Several thousand Leafs made in Japan will be delivered to metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Washington state, Oregon and Tennessee. Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. And later this year P.G.&E.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

In November 2007, Chevrolet began Project Driveway, the largest demonstration fleet of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles in the world. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Sometimes people bring up their concerns with hydrogen as a fuel, and how it will be produced. Stephanie White.

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