Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

The Department is posting Notices of Intent to issue this funding, supporting the following initiatives: Clean Coal Power Initiative. The second part of the solicitation will include innovative concepts for beneficial CO 2 reuse (CO 2 mineralization, algae production, etc.) and CO 2 capture from the atmosphere.

Carbon 150

Carbon Coal Mercury Arizona 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is the concept of using stored energy in a plug-in hybrids (or electric cars) battery to send power to the electrical grid when necessary. Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? How can I help?

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37