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PwC industry survey provides check-up on determining factors for EV success

Green Car Congress

Global hybrid + EV assembly forecast. hybrids and plug-in hybrids vs. battery EVs); pricing; power generation investment and capacity; funding and developing an infrastructure; and energy sources for electricity. Solar comes in third at 19.4%, followed by Other (18.9%) and nuclear (11.4%). Source: PwC. Click to enlarge.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

Green Car Congress

The automotive industry is living proof that private companies will rarely change their behaviors without a significant stimulus to that change, and furthermore one that needs to be mandated. Without the CAFE standard and stimulus monies to promote green vehicle tech, the industry would not be headed toward a greener horizon.

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Exclusive Greenius Coverage of Today’s Clean Tech Roundtable

Creative Greenius

China’s just committed to a 50% solar subsidy in the last 30 days, Westly told us. And in the US, not only is the Obama administration providing a major stimulus program, but 31 states are enacting incentives and mandates to require clean alternative energy for utilities.

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"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

Interestingly enough, the Automotive Class is "into" the study of hybrids at this time. Plug-ins can be moving the USA to regain its energy independence with good ole homegrown American, if not Arizona solar, electrons! After all, if the US Stimulus Package program could do "Cash for Clunkers," then why not "Cash for Conversions!".

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Related Posts Earth2Tech: Daily Sprout Earth2Tech: Big Three Set (Some) Open Standards for Hybrids, Electric Cars Earth2Tech: GM to Partner With San Francisco for Volt Rollout Powered by Sphere Digg Stumble Reddit del.icio.us He called for steppe… Will Solar Save Chip Companies? phones and mobile devices.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

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.

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Thursday - 1 October 2009. Reporting Out on the Tour de AZ; "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around ARIZONA -- a new PHEV3A

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Quicke sidenote: PHEV3A as an acronym now encompasses the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around Arizona (PHEV3A) EVducational Tour (tho it could change, depending on sponsorship to AAA Tour de AZ, or even eTour de AZ). The general theme (and purpose) is: Plug-in Arizona!

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