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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years.

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BMW Group and Toyota agree to mid-to-long-term research collaboration in next-generation Li-ion batteries; BMW to supply 1.6L and 2.0L diesel engines to Toyota Europe

Green Car Congress

The engines will be installed in certain Toyota-produced vehicles planned for sale in the European market. It could even allow for integrating cars into intelligent power grids for optimizing power supply and demand. liter and 2.0-liter liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014. Uchiyamada noted that Toyota has sold more than 3.4

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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