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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R. The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [

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Switching to electric cars ‘could increase emissions’

Green Cars News

The idea that a wholesale switch to electric cars would automatically reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on oil is one of a number of myths dispelled by a major new report conducted on behalf of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). On-board metering of electricity use would be a key requirement. CO2 emissions.

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UC Davis study highlights results of MINI E field trial in US; MINI E met 90% of daily driving needs

Green Car Congress

The University of California, Davis and the BMW Group released the largest publicly available study of electric-car users yet conducted, including more than 120 families who drove the fully electric MINI E automobile more than 1 million miles in California, New York and New Jersey from June 2009 to June 2010.

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Intel Founder: Look to Silicon Valley for Electric Car Development - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Grove points to the conditions that led to the invention of the transistor, and the early days of the microprocessor --something he knows a little bit about--as the model to follow for electric car development. PC Magazine, the PCMag.com logo and Gearlog are registered trademarks of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc.

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Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

Green Car Congress

Swapping gas guzzlers for electric vehicles will not solve our carbon emissions problem on its own. When most electricity in Britain is still generated by burning gas and coal, the difference between an electric car and a small, low-emission petrol or diesel car is negligible. Davy Thielena, KEMA Consulting.

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GM Proposes Electric Car Plug Standard - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. Bright Automotive says it soon release an electric car with a 100 mile per gallon plus plug-in – and the company says it will keep the car economically priced. How can you quickly improve the performance of the battery in an electric car? Lose weight.

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