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Archive for the ‘plug-in’ Category

May 6th, 2008

Top 10 X Prize Hopefuls

May 1st, Popular Mechanics came out with a list of ten X Prize hopefuls. Some of the companies are already on our radar, and others haven’t received much press at all.

By Hilary -- 2 comments

May 6th, 2008

AFS Trinity’s Extreme Hybrid (XH) Aimed for Fleets

AFS Trinity Power’s PHEV technology brings gas-electric hybrids up to 150 mpg, allowing them to go 40 miles in EV mode while still relying on gas for those extra-long trips on which critics tend to focus.
Working models called “XH-150 SUVs” - modified Saturn Vue hybrids - debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in January. A […]

By Hilary -- 0 comments

April 28th, 2008

Get Ready for Plug-In 2008 in Sunny San José!

Unfortunately, it’s not cheap.

By Hilary -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

Oil Tycoon funds massive Wind Power project

Pickens’ $10 Billion wind farm would create the power of two nuclear power plants.

By Hilary -- 0 comments

March 30th, 2008

CA votes to lower standards –> by 70%

At one time, the California Air Resources Board was plowing the way for green transportation incentives by requiring automakers to focus on zero emissions technology. In a frustrating move Thursday, they voted to lessen that obligation by 70%.

By Hilary -- 0 comments

March 21st, 2008

Blog leads to Volt Nation

http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/03/20/lutz-945-confident-chevy-volt-in-production-by-november-2010/

By Hilary -- 0 comments

March 15th, 2008

Bad news blues

Over the last week or two, there have been an alarming number of reports of hybrids harming the environment.

By Hilary -- 4 comments

February 29th, 2008

Plug-ins and Clean Energy: S-PHEV converting

His conversion, considered an S-PHEV, cost roughly $3000. That’s half of the cheapest plug-in conversions on the market, and 1/4th the cost of the coveted OEMtek lithium-ion battery kit.

By Hilary -- 2 comments

February 22nd, 2008

RechargeIT.org: A Google.org Project

Google has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to companies for research, development, and public awareness campaigns involving PHEVs and V2G.

By Hilary -- 0 comments

February 22nd, 2008

Welcome to PHEV Friday!

I can’t honestly say I’m going to be talking about Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles every Friday. I just though it was a catchy title. I do want to review them with you though because they’re a simple option for people who want the low emissions of an electric car without the (current) distance limitations.

By Hilary -- 0 comments

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