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Electric Cars Cut Greenhouse Gases, Energy Use: New EPRI-NRDC Study

Green Car Reports

Electric cars charged on the grid generally have a lower carbon footprint than internal-combustion vehicles--and their wells-to-wheels carbon emissions only shrink as more renewable energy comes online.

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Eight carmakers unite for EV smart grid management

Green Cars News

Eight carmaker, 15 utility companies and the US-based Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will unite to work together in the development a new standardised smart grid system which should make the management of electric car charging easier. Electric cars'

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. PHEVs use domestically produced electricity delivered through the grid, with a lower cost to fuel the vehicles than that of petroleum fuels.

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The Electric Vehicle Of 2050: The Best Is Yet To Come

CleanTechnica EVs

If the electric vehicle of the future is lightweight and energy efficient, power generations will be able to keep pace with electrification. The post The Electric Vehicle Of 2050: The Best Is Yet To Come appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Flawed PHEV report has legs

Plugs and Cars

There has never been a shortage of stories in the press denigrating plug-in electric cars. Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. It takes a sustained effort to sow confusion about the obvious benefits of electric cars. Department of Energy.

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Partner Update and Announcement

Plug In Partners

Exhibitions Ø April 23-27, AIP Convention, Las Vegas Ø April 25-26, Alt Build, Santa Monica, CA News Stories GridPoint, Duke Energy complete successful test of technology California Ruling to Revive the (Hybrid) Electric Car Volvo Planning Plug-In Hybrid for Sweden Aptera the new face of hybrid technology?

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Coal Into Cars: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Plugs and Cars

The Good About half our electricity comes from coal, and that will change, at best, slowly as we move to renewables. But we need to keep in mind that when we're talking about cars, even coal-generated electricity results in lower greenhouse gas emissions compared with petroleum. It's the plug, stupid.

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