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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Green Car Congress

International cooperation will be necessary to resolve problems in maritime and air transport, but action on cars and trucks can be taken at a national or state level. The initial sales requirement was 2% of car sales in 1998 (representing about 20,000 vehicles at the time), increasing to 5% in 2001 and 10% in 2003. Definition.

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National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

Green Car Congress

Daniel Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, member of the California Air Resources Board, and one of the co-creators of the California LCFS. We are trying to make this more science-based while still fully appreciating that these are political decisions that will be made.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The comparison keeps being raised, though studies are conclusive: The "well-to-wheel" emissions of electric vehicles are lower than those from gasoline internal combustion vehicles. In short: Many automakers have built PHEVs in private workshops, and DaimlerChrysler has publicly tested PHEV prototypes.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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