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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through public ride and drives for a wide variety of PEVs and short term extended test drives in key markets throughout Oregon and Washington. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Advances for the Production of LowCost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5).

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C., One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.)

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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. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Establishing dealer network.

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