Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The all-electric range of the Prius Plug-In (23 km) will cover more than 50% of distances driven by single cars each day in Japan, according to Toyota. Approximately 600 units will be introduced in Japan, the United States, and Europe over the first half of 2010, for use by governments and businesses.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Nationally, two government studies have found PHEVs would result in large reductions even on the national grid (50% coal). This will reduce the transportation sectors use of oil to almost zero -- and cut the United States annual oil needs by 2/3. CalCars produced the worlds first plug-in Prius (the PRIUS+) in 2004.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

NovaCharge and AVRC will work together to enable sales and installation of the ChargePoint Network to electric utilities, and educational and government agencies. They have also completed two ethanol optimization projects and they are now working with NC State University on electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle projects.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The previous successful public demonstrations incorporated test drives for a variety of people including legislators, government officials, race car drivers and other interested parties. Department of Transportation (DOT) has estimated that 85% of the vehicles in the United States drive less than 30 miles per day.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius. The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

The vehicles will be made in the United States, Japan and Europe. government will cover some of the costs. will sell a plug-in Toyota Prius after 2010, taking on the Chevrolet Volt, which goes on sale in November 2010. – BMW AG’s Mini brand is testing a plug-in model in the United States.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine Twitter Tennessee may be getting a jump-start on preparations for the electric car, but how quickly Americans take to it and how enthusiastically power companies support it remain key questions as the government and automakers push for more alternative-fuel vehicles. Tags: evdriven. 16,000 miles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — If electric cars have any future in the United States, this may be the city where they arrive first. Utilities are gearing up to cooperate with the automakers, a first for the two industries, and governments on the West Coast are focusing intently on the coming issues. Tags: EV Chargers. February 15, 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In addition, Nissan (Stock Quote: NSANY ) and its French partner Renault signed an agreement with the Chinese government to develop electric cars and a network of battery charging stations in Wuhan, China. Tags: evdriven. automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# We know the numbers better than the Government … we furnished them! Government bailout yea right I would let them crash and burn.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

Plug-In Partners goes international At Plug-In Partners we have intentionally limited our efforts to the United States, figuring a national effort is enough for one utility. Vancouver was followed by British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA), a coalition of government and businesses in British Columbia.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Last week the government made a £250m move to square the circle. Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. Tags: evdriven. These both cost much less than lithium cells.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O.,

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