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Al Gore Joins Call for Electric Cars

Plugs and Cars

Buried in Al Gore's challenge today calling for a 100% renewable electric grid within ten years is a call for plug-in electric cars. We could further increase the value and efficiency of a Unified National Grid by helping our struggling auto giants switch to the manufacture of plug-in electric cars.

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. 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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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

If that’s too Al a Gore-ical for you then understand this – we have already reached the emergency landing point of our flight. There’s an old joke that most of us baby boomers first heard when we were kids. After the first week goes by the vacationing brother phones to check in. ” “What!? . So anyway, how’s everything else?

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June '06 - The Film Opens, CARB Ducks, PHEV Debut in DC

Plugs and Cars

Who Killed the Electric Car Opens Across the Nation Who Killed the Electric Car?, Plug In America and other Electric Auto Association chapters have been actively promoting the film with a guerilla marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness. Who Killed the Electric Car?

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

I originally wrote and published this piece in June of 2008 under the title “The Cat Is On The Roof – This Joke is at YOUR Expense…&#. Today, on this very special Blog Action Day Creative Greenius, I take you back to June of 2008 and ask you: What the hell have YOU been doing for the past 12 months? The truth is George W.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. carbon sequestration (capture and storage, i.e.).