Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
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. The matching stimulus grant will provide up to $2.5
Creative Greenius
MARCH 17, 2010
Now is the time to use the stimulus, grant and foundation money available to those who lead before the map is even drawn. Now is the time to step up and seize the opportunities available to those who act on new realities before they become mainstream trends.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 30, 2009
Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. “We We are thinking about plug-in hybrids, but we aren’tthinking about commercializing one right away,” Fukui said. We are thinking aboutextending that application to plug-in hybrids.” General Motors Corp., at 4:01 p.m.
Creative Greenius
MAY 31, 2009
SBESC's Marilyn Lyon talks about Federal Stimulus Funding / photo (c) Debra Bushweit Galliani. We also learned from Marilyn Lyon that Federal Stimulus money will be coming L.A. You need to make the environment the priority in Redondo Beach. More to come on these zero emission vehicles in another post.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
Consumers here and elsewhere soon will be able to choose between two types of electric vehicles: the plug-in hybrid and the all-electric car. Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. On the national level, the Obama administration has set the goal of 1 million plug-in hybrids on U.S.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Over the next 40 years, the study found, no single powertrain satisfies all key criteria for economics, performance and the environment. A portfolio of powertrains can meet the needs of consumers and the environment. With the number of passenger cars set to rise to 273 million in Europe—and to 2.5
Plugs and Cars
APRIL 24, 2009
At the same time, the value to the economy and environment of a major push for plug-in cars as part of the recovery hasn’t sunk in at the top. BYD already has a plug-in hybrid for sale in small numbers in China, and has Warren Buffet-infused plans to market PHEVs and EVs in the US within a few years.
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