Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 6, 2007

With an Auto Show overview article dated tomorrow, Sunday, Jan 7, the New York Times becomes the first publication to name the much-anticipated GM plug-in hybrid vehicle. says the Volt, a plug-in hybrid, could deliver the equivalent of 150 miles a gallon. in Oakland, CA, the Volt might actually be a GM car people would buy.

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Volt Chevrolet Plug-in Plug 100

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MARCH 20, 2019

Orange EV and Impact Transportation announced the deployment of an Orange EV T-Series battery-electric terminal truck to Impact’s 250,000 square foot warehouse and special project site supporting Port of Oakland operations. Impact’s Orange EV truck is DOT compliant and built with an 80 kWh battery pack and standard charging.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Hybrid Robotics ] Paric completed layout of a 500 unit apartment complex utilizing the Dusty FieldPrinter solution. Team Explorer, the SubT Challenge entry from CMU and Oregon State University, is in the last stage of preparation for the competition this month inside the Mega Caverns cave complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Next up, Digit limbo!

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Louisville Boston USA Oakland 120

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

Although many are focusing on hybrid and electric vehicles as the means to improve fuel economy, the report says, the internal combustion engine is expected to remain the primary powertrain for years to come. is important to note that “regular” hybrids are expected to continue to grow even as plug-ins and full electrics enter the market.

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Detroit Standards Fuel Economy Economy 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Four next-generation fuel cell-powered hybrid-electric transit buses were introduced in Hartford, Connecticut, joining an earlier generation bus that began service in 2007. Only the Greater Oakland/San Francisco, Calif., The new buses will be operated by Connecticut Transit (CTTransit) and are equipped with UTC Power fuel cell systems.

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Connecticut Fuel San Francisco Belgium 199

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JANUARY 13, 2010

company, announced that one of its latest generation PureMotion Model 120 fuel cell powerplants for hybrid-electric transit buses has surpassed 5,000 operating hours in real-world service with its original cell stacks and no cell replacements. UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. Stack durability matters.

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Fuel Power Powered Oakland 230

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Pike Research forecasts that the top 5 (MSAs) for cumulative electric vehicle purchases between 2011 and 2017 will be: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI.

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New York Florida California Los Angeles 268

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

Electric Power Research Institute , based in Palo Alto, will receive $964,210 to retrofit five existing heavy-duty diesel work trucks with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain system. The trucks will be tested in various locations, including Google in the Bay Area, the City of Santa Monica and the Port of Los Angeles. Villa Ford Inc.

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Los Angeles California Plug-in ZeroTruck 240

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Using current hybrid vehicle owner demographics as a model, Pike ranked geographic regions by an index rating that compared them with the national average; the demographic measures included age, gender, household income, race and household size. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA.

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Plug-in Plug San Diego New York 261

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2007

GM Could Reportedly Produce 60,000 Plug-in Hybrids in 2010 Source: GreenBiz.com by Jeff Green at Bloomberg OAKLAND, Calif., Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that first year sales of the automaker's plug-in hybrid could quadruple that of the Toyota Prius' U.S. 23, 2007 -- General Motors Corp.

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Volt Prius Oakland Alternative Fuels 100

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JUNE 15, 2021

The fuel cell bus uses a battery-dominant hybrid architecture, in which the batteries are large enough to handle all vehicle performance needs while the fuel cell acts like a continuous battery charger to extend the range of the vehicle.

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San Francisco Fuel Oakland 2019 259

Green Cars News

MAY 9, 2009

That is the question posed by Car.com’s second annual Green Cities Index which shows which areas have the most interest in hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles. The index ranks cities across the USA by evaluating the number of hybrid searches as a percentage of overall car searches in each market and then ranking them.

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San Jose Oregon San Francisco Portland 39

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Alamouti, cofounder and executive board chairman of Mimik , in Oakland, Calif., helped develop the first hybrid edge cloud computing platform, which enables any smart device to act as a cloud server. Title: Cofounder and executive board chairman. Member grade: Member. Alma mater: University of British Columbia, in Vancouver.

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San Francisco San Jose Standards Affordable 99

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

AC Transit’s BRT will operate between downtown Oakland and San Leandro—primarily utilizing historic International Boulevard and East 14 th Street. The BRT service will replace the portion of existing Line 1 Between 20 th Street and Broadway in Uptown Oakland and the San Leandro BART station.

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Oakland Miles Diesel San Francisco 150

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JANUARY 27, 2014

A hybrid manufacturing system, using both additive and then subtractive processing, will be developed so that mechanical parts can be “digitally manufactured” to meet the necessary final geometric accuracy required. Stony Creek Labs (Grid Logic; Michigan Economic Development Corporation; MSC; Oakland University; and Raytheon Missile Systems).

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Manufacturer Universal El Paso North Carolina 225

Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

We would like to take this opportunity to report on our efforts to demonstrate to automakers that a market for plug-in hybrid vehicles exists in the United States today. Soft” fleet orders are a critical component of the Plug-In Partners goal of demonstrating to automakers that a market exists for flexible fuel plug-in hybrids.

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Kansas City Minnesota Oklahoma Austin 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids. car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids. The 100 m.p.g. The Irvine, Calif.-based

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IDEA Detroit Bright Automotive Water 57

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MARCH 12, 2009

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) of Oakland, Calif., has exercised options for four more PureMotion Model 120 fuel cell systems from UTC Power for its next-generation hybrid-electric fuel cell buses. AC Transit is currently operating three Van Hool hybrid-electric buses with UTC Power fuel cell systems.

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Fuel California Oakland Power 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2011

The community meetings are currently scheduled for Fresno (12 July); Pacoima (19 July); and Oakland (26 July).

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California 2010 Fresno Oakland 285

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Other Fiat/Chrysler hybrid and electric cars and SUVs are planned after that. They will also compete against new hybrids from Ford, Toyota ( TM ) and Honda ( HMC ), which are entering the market now. Play Small Biz Tips Brewing community in Oakland A local coffee shop gets off the ground during the worst economy in recent history.

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Chrysler 2009 Dodge Circuit Electric Cars 32

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYDs first plug-in hybrid, called a dual-mode car, is designed to run primarily on electricity, with an internal- combustion engine for backup. Play Small Biz Tips Brewing community in Oakland A local coffee shop gets off the ground during the worst economy in recent history. Business of Green B.T.W.

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