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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project. Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project. 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs. See SEVA:Electric vehicle.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A - Untitled Article

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

EAA Board of Director member Jerry Asher joined the caravan and provided support with the “Spirit of DC” Plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid. Six other electric cars joined the Tesla Roadster and “Spirit of DC” Plug-in Toyota Prius as part of the exhibition. At the end of the EV Fiesta, the couple departed for the Rampart Casino for lunch.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Additional resources: CalCars Environmental FAQ CalCars and Global Warming Plug In Partners: Environmental Benefits Summary of environmental benefits by former DOE official Joe Romm PHEVs will generally recharge at night using excess power from plants that cant shut down completely -- so they dont add to the peak load.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

A Lucid innovation connects cells with slender aluminum ribbon instead of wire, saving a claimed 80 horsepower that would otherwise be wasted in electrical resistance. A metal cooling plate, the new standard in EV packs—which Tesla will soon adopt , eliminating a space-wasting thermal circuit—dissipates heat from terminal ends.

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Decoding Electric Vehicle Range: 10 Factors That Influence How Far You Can Go

Get Electric Vehicle

The engine block of an internal combustion engine (ICE) generates a significant quantity of waste heat that may be used to heat the fuel, the cabin, or other components and operations of the vehicle. When the outside temperature drops, the battery will have to spend energy to warm itself. ICE heats up naturally to operate at its best.

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

They were busy promoting their hybrid cars and their favorite distraction tactic - “Hydrogen Cars” While Toyota did very well with the Prius hybrid car, hedging their bets on hybrid cars in the 2020s seems to me that they seem to still live in the 90s. What a waste. I feel these companies just have a sunk cost bias.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Thats double the milage of a Prius and a lot more fun! If youre a stickler for electric vehicles, there is an electric scooter that will travel up to 60 miles and can be recharged in 3 hours. No, if you look at the picture it actually has 6 wheels but drives on 2 to waste energy. You can buy it now.

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