Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

In the opening keynote at Ford’s annual trends conference, 2015 Further With Ford, CEO Mark Fields announced the next phase of the company’s Smart Mobility plan, originally announced in January this year at CES ( earlier post ). Pay-as-you-go, per-minute pricing covers all fees. One-way trips with guaranteed parking.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2011

Following that announcement, G-20 Leaders agreed to national plans to implement subsidy reform (June 2010) and have asked international organizations to review and assess members’ progress against their commitments (November 2010), according to the conference report. Earlier post.) Opportunities for international collaboration.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Some observers thought V2G could prevent the kinds of price spikes and rolling blackouts then plaguing the Golden State. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. Grid-stabilization functions were reborn as “ancillary services.”

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

more ) M eanwhile, in the United States, the political environment to support plug ins continues to grow. "On On June 11 and 12, the Brookings Institution and Google.org will host a conference entitled “ Plug-In Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington ?” Event Summary Oil prices are at record highs.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

A large coalition has formed around the issues of national security, combating climate change, saving on fuel costs and increasing business for American agriculture. The press conference will be at 3:00 pm at Austin City Hall. Additionally, other local governments and state agencies are joining the coalition. Mr. Woolsey and Ms.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2023

Can advanced semiconductors cut emissions of greenhouse gases enough to make a difference in the struggle to halt climate change? Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program. The answer is a resounding yes.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

As our climate change crisis worsens and spins out of control with each passing day there’s no time to spare for those of us whose job it is to educate and motivate our fellow citizens to actions that cut our greenhouse gas emissions. Marilyn Lyon of the SBESC with your Creative Greenius at the PV Street Fair June 7.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Genome Project-write (GP-write) conference. And to aid the fight against climate change, users could design microorganisms that ingest and lock up carbon, thus reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide (the main driver of global warming).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently. Source: UN.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. The target is to come in at the price of a midmarket car. By partnering with these two industries. People wont buy a full car.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Already Porsche, Mercedes and other high-end automotive manufacturers are making such PHEVs because of the availability of low-cost electricity from wind and solar and the availability of government incentives which make them competitively priced in the beginning. This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Reply to this comment by rossocorrecto April 7, 2009 6:23 AM PDT There are already efficient 2 wheeled transports that are available for purchase today at very reasonable prices. Minus two when people realize that if theyre going to get stuck in traffic, they might as well do so in the climate controlled comfort of a car. Video Web 2.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. An EV operated in Yunnan emits about 60 percent less. Of course, meeting the more ambitious 1.5 °C

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Sign Up Login All Posts | About & Contact Us | Get a TEC Badge | Getting Started with The Energy Collective Cutting-edge insight on energy and climate that you wont find anywhere but here. Much as I admire the Obama administration’s energy and environment team, there’s no way that the U.S. China’s commitment to clean energy.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 25, 2009

As the Greenius learned in early June, when I was at the EcoMotion Palm Desert AB 811 conference, programs like the Greenius’ favorite, AB 811, were tailor-made to score great big bagfuls of bucks from this stimulus. And damned if California isn’t going to score like a horny Republican Governor on Viagra in Argentina. West Covina.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Lomborg estimates that for every dollar spent, the world will avoid only about two cents of climate damage.

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