Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

The report shows that the participants found the cars to be fun yet practical, easy to drive and recharge, and many said they would buy an electric car in the next five years, according to UC Davis researchers. 88% of respondents said they are interested in buying a BEV or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in the next five years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

While technical development of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is proceeding—driven by an industry than sees their potential as the future of personal transport—market success will rely on a number of infrastructural improvements and early agreement on standards and protocols, the report says. Professor Kemp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. That being said, even a car that derives its energy from coal power plants would be far more clean.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. 2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV).

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 3, 2008

Healey , USA TODAY The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. As someone who has been enthusiastically watching and promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, I was concerned that the headline of an article in USA Today (“Plug-in cars could actually increase air pollution,” Feb.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Volkswagen had begun exploring hybrid and electric drive technology in the 1990s. VW, Daimler subsidiary Daug and Varta developed a NimH battery in the early 90s, and the VW group put the Audi duo hybrid on the road in 1997. Does it ever make sense ecologically to operate a car with power from a coal-fired plant? Earlier post.).

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Plug In Partners

MAY 23, 2007

The Volt is the plug-in hybrid car GM showed at last January’s Detroit Auto Show. At that point, the internal combustion engine kicks in and recharges the battery while you are driving. While you are working, the battery is also recharging. Imagine using your laptop computer on a battery. It runs down. Estimates vary.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Hybrid LDVs might reach 94 mpg (2.5 However, even these costs are unlikely to create a mass market for BEVs, because a battery large enough for a 300-mile real-world range would still present significant weight and volume penalties and probably could not be recharged in much less than 30 minutes. l/100 km) for the midrange case.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Search Results for Google April 29, 2009 09:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle FRANKFORT, Ky.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Green Star Products, Inc. OTC: GSPI) announced today that within the next four weeks it plans to publicly test its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The project will include 13 different technologies from the substation to the customer, including distribution automation and control, smart meters and appliances, home area networks, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, energy and battery storage, and renewable generation sources. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Consumers here and elsewhere soon will be able to choose between two types of electric vehicles: the plug-in hybrid and the all-electric car. The city’s overall emissions that year totaled 53.3 Or No Cars?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Alternative technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles that use oil more efficiently or not at all, continue to advance but they take time to penetrate markets. Providing the recharging infrastructure will require roughly an additional $50 billion. The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 billion in 2035.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 3, 2006

We have diversified sources to meet many of our energy needs (for example, coal, nuclear power, hydroelectric and biomass). Increasingly, American consumers are looking to hybrid vehicles to reduce their transportation operating costs. And, on the other, we are paying vast sums to protect ourselves against such terror.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. About Gas 2.0

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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2009

For one, they need to improve their energy capacity and recharge times which are, at the moment, “simply inappropriate”. He questions whether it ever makes sense for a car to operate with energy from a coal-fired plant. So are electric cars finally ready to take over the world? And perhaps his most telling statement?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? 3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

The vehicle, which takes seven-nine hours to fully recharge and has a 250mile range, will be made available to “government agencies, utilities, and maybe some celebrities” as the company part-owned by Warren Buffet bids to raise brand awareness. Now, BYD is set to conquer America. How China plans to dominate the electric car race.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Chevrolet next year will introduce the Volt, a plug-in hybrid electric car. Retail versions will use a system similar to that of the Volt, with a small gasoline engine used strictly to run a generator to recharge the onboard battery pack. The hybrid is probably the best option.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In addition, I am finalizing the manuscript for Build Your Own Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Since the Volt claimed to be some sort of plug-in hybrid, it is perfect topic of discussion for the book. After that, it kicks into a gas car; basically a series hybrid. How Does It Work? a day to charge up!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. — Bada Bing 9. — t_F 10.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

LPG) will be abolished as will those for hybrids emitting 121g CO2 per kilometre or more. The Budget confirmed the recently announced proposals to encourage the uptake of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. £20 What is a Plug-in hybrid? The taxation of these cars will be subject to the 3% uplift for diesel cars from this date.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The new plug-in vehicle will be able to exceed highway speed limits, go 100 miles on a charge and recharge in four to eight hours using a 220-volt line, similar to those for clothes dryers, said Mark Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America. Nissan plans to roll out the car in 12 to 15 markets next year, Perry said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The first step was the hybrid, which proved to the world that electric power can reduce gas consumption. And fast charging, which will make recharging your vehicle a part of your 15-minute coffee break at Starbucks or weekly grocery run, is the key to customer acceptance of electric vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It was started by a chemist and government researcher named Wang Chuan-Fu in 1995 (same year as Yahoo) to make rechargeable batteries, which it learned to do very well. And if you doubt that they will learn, check out my cover story about BYD in the new issue of FORTUNE, headed to subscribers and newsstands this week.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. It also offers eight hybrid models. Volt like hybrids are the intermediate future between hydrogen or fast charging electric cars. Thats short-sighted.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. Wang Chuan-Fu started BYD (the letters are the initials of the companys Chinese name) in 1995 in Shenzhen, China.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If youre a stickler for electric vehicles, there is an electric scooter that will travel up to 60 miles and can be recharged in 3 hours. by homercles82 April 7, 2009 11:23 AM PDT Yes we will just be charging these cars using electricity that is made from naturla gas and coal fired palnts while we ignore nuclear unlike most of Europe.

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