article thumbnail

Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

Green Car Congress

Widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in California could confer significant economic benefits by both 2030 and 2050, resulting in increases to Gross State Product (GSP), employment, real household incomes, and state revenue, according to a new report commissioned by the think tank Next 10.

article thumbnail

From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

The cost of an e-bike ranges from $500 to thousands of dollars, with the average price around $2,500, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Another plus: no tailpipe pollution. Quick Quiz: Which creates more smog-forming pollution in California each summer? million gallons of gasoline or 4.2 in the State.

article thumbnail

Exploring the Potential Use, Impact and Valuation of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

They collected data using a multi-part online survey, and elicited driving patterns and recharge potential using a plug-in potential diary of driving and parking for a vehicle purchased new (model year 2002 or later) that is driven several times per week by the respondent’s household. Plug and play. Off-peak only.

Plug-in 210
article thumbnail

Report: VW aims for 10,000 EVs sold in China by 2018

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen AG plans to sell 10,000 electric vehicle in China by 2018, according to Karl-Thomas Neumann, president of Volkswagen Group China, at the EVS conference in Shenzhen. The German company will produce an electric model at local ventures with SAIC Motor Corp. and FAW Group Corp. General Motors Co.

2018 210
article thumbnail

New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

Green Car Congress

Top : Schematics of ignition by (a) a spark plug and (b), (c) a laser. (c) Bottom : Schlieren photographs for early stage of ignition in a constant-volume chamber ignited by (a) spark plug and (b) micro-laser in a stoichiometric mixture. Spark plugs can ignite leaner fuel mixtures, but only by increasing spark energy.

Fuel 350
article thumbnail

Maryland commits to ban on gas vehicle sales

Teslarati

The requirements allow plug-in hybrid vehicles to account for 20 percent of the requirements. ” Moore drove off from a Monday press conference in a Ford Mustang Mach-E, which was the Detroit-based automaker’s initial EV rollout several years ago. .” to adopt the same standards. Moore said in a press release.

article thumbnail

President Plugs In

Plug In Partners

Last week during the Plug-in Partners press conference , national security hawk Frank Gaffney, along with former-CIA chief Jim Woolsey and arch-conservative Senator Orin Hatch, called on the President to include flexible fuel and plug-in hybrids in his forthcoming State of the Union address to Congress, delivered last night.

Plug-in 100