Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2010
87 miles all electric) minimizes petroleum consumption, minimum lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are achieved with a mix of low-range (~25 miles) and mid-range (40-50 miles) PHEVs. Jeremy Michalek and colleagues found that while a fleet with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with universal high electric range (i.e.,
Plug In Partners
FEBRUARY 6, 2006
They are similar to hybrids like the Toyota Prius, but they have bigger batteries and at night would be plugged into a standard 120-volt outlet to charge the batteries. If you used it only locally, you would go to a gas station only a couple of times a year," said Felix Kramer, founder of CalCars.org , a nonprofit in Palo Alto, Calif.,
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 4, 2009
Automakers and major environmental organizations stood behind the President as he unveiled a new national regime of higher CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards. In addition to the California funds there is federal stimulus money, $41 million by mid-April, being doled out to their projects, many of zero environmental benefit.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
While Denise was documenting the scene, EVJerr began his EVnthusiastic theme -- the spiel on "Kick Gas!" 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! along with a 110-v AC opportunity charge provided as well.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 18, 2009
With payments of up to $4,500 for motorists willing to swap their ageing gas guzzling vehicles for more fuel efficient ones, it seemed like a ‘can’t lose’ scheme with consumers getting cheaper cars, the automotive industry enjoying more sales and the environment boosted by a reduction in harmful emissions. So is this scheme green at all?
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. In Berkeley, a town known for its environmental sensibility, one out of five cars sold today is a hybrid Prius. & E. “We
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. people’s desire for electric over gas cars 2.
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