Electric Vehicles, Gasoline and Stimulus

Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Key developments in the transportation sector that they note include: Positive for gasoline demand: Strong Chinese car growth in 2010, particularly in the first half of the year, with vehicle sales up 30% year-on-year (YoY) through the first eleven months of 2010. passenger cars will outgrow larger vehicles due to favorable policies.

Transportation

Transportation Gasoline Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric

EV Project collects more than 24 million miles of EV operating data since inception

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

has collected more than 24 million miles of electric vehicle operating data since the inception of The EV Project in 2010. The electric fuel equivalent utilized by EV Project participants represents almost 1 million gallons of gasoline conserved by the use of electric vehicles. ECOtality, Inc.

Miles

Miles Stimulus Gasoline-Electric Grant

DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

Stimulus

Stimulus Alternative Fuels Golf Cart Fuel

Brookings analysts recommend against repeating cash for clunkers program in future recession

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

However, the cost of CO 2 reduced was comparable or lower than that achieved through less cost-effective policies such as the tax subsidy for electric vehicles, the analysis concluded. The small increase in employment came at a far higher implied cost per job created ($1.4 million, or 0.7 million tons.

Cash For Clunkers

Cash For Clunkers Future Stimulus 2009

PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

PECO is expanding its fleet with new natural gas and hybrid electric models. The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well.

PHEV

PHEV Fleet Philadelphia Stimulus

CMU study explores optimizing PHEV design and allocation to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) constructed an optimization model to determine the optimal vehicle design and allocation of conventional, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles to drivers in order to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions. gal gasoline, $0.11/kW —Shiau et al.

PHEV

PHEV Design Emissions Li-ion

NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars.

New York City

New York City New York Obama Tax Credit

When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. If electric cars can’t break out of niche status in. gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. next few years, due to the trepidation of the automakers that the electric. US, China partner on electric cars.

China

China E6 Gasoline-Electric Chinese

50,000 Fleet Vehicles Ordered

Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

They can be built to have a 30- to 50-mile range before the gasoline engine needs to be used at all. So for someone who commutes 15 miles each way to work and rarely takes long drives, a plug-in hybrid usually functions as an electric vehicle and relies on gas only on rare occasions. "If Instead, the U.S. Let's start now.

Fleet

Fleet Vehicles Plug-in Prius

"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Cause if you're without wheels, which is due to $4, $5, $6/gallon for gasoline, then "Happiness" is not likely yours! Particularly to the Plug-in Hybrids Electric Vehicle (PHEV) like the Toyota Prius before them as well as converting internal combustion engines into pure Electrics! Wheels, Guys! Just too carito! ?Es

Arizona

Arizona 2009 DC Plug-in

Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. He predicted that 10 percent of the cars sold would be electric vehicles by 2020. If electric cars do take off, consumers and society could benefit.

San Francisco

San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical

Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles.

Florida

Florida Tax Electric Cars Tax Credit

Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles.

Florida

Florida Tax Electric Cars Tax Credit

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa.

Grid

Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

BYD

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars

Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Earlier this month, researchers from MIT said they had developed a process that within three years could lead to electric car batteries able to recharge in as little as five minutes. How quickly can we really expect the early generations of electric vehicles to recharge — and what does it mean for the practicality of EVs?

Electric Cars

Electric Cars Charging Cars 2009

EV Driven

Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

EV Project collects more than 24 million miles of EV operating data since inception

DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Brookings analysts recommend against repeating cash for clunkers program in future recession

PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

CMU study explores optimizing PHEV design and allocation to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions

NYC Goes EV

When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

50,000 Fleet Vehicles Ordered

"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Coming Soon – The Electric City

Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

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