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US DOE awards EPRI $5.1M for advanced nuclear technology

Green Car Congress

EPRI) to develop modular-in-chamber electron beam welding capability for a future domestic advanced reactor demonstration project. The EPRI project was selected under the Advanced Reactor Development Projects pathway: Establishing Modular In-Chamber Electron Beam Welding (MIC-EBW) Phase II – Under this proposal, DOE will award $5.1

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Flawed PHEV report has legs

Plugs and Cars

Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. Many reports, including presentations at CARB in September 2009, see much more positive indicators on the battery front, and the NRDC/EPRI study that led to the "more polluting" story cited above, actually points to significant emissions reductions with PHEVs.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. I love the idea of powering my car from solar power.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In addition to the USPS, ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will participate in the test program. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) also has signed an LOI to provide USPS integration tools. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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There’s a Queue Coming for Tesla Charging, and That’s OK

Cars That Think

And the entire industry is facing up to the essential nature of charger interoperability: the idea that every car must connect with every charger, with zero hassle, just as internal-combustion cars can pull up to most any pump. That's about to change, beginning with a Tesla pilot project in the Netherlands.

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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. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. We can do this.

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