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Go Get 'Em, Plugger Plug-in hybrids would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says new study		23 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
Go Get 'Em, Plugger Plug-in hybrids would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says new study Plug-in hybrid vehicles, long extolled here at Grist HQ, seem always to elicit one question from doubters: Wouldn't running cars on electricity just mean more emissions from power plants? Answer: No! According to a ne ...
Topics: cars, climate, electric vehicles, electricity grid, energy, fuel efficiency, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, hybrids, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Toyota moves to corner the 'plug-in' market Announces development plans	Joseph Romm	23 Jul 2007	Gristmill
Plug-ins are on the way! We've said it many times, but then we aren't the world's leading auto maker. The Christian Science Monitor reports: Toyota's revelation Tuesday that it will develop a new "plug-in hybrid" - which uses a wall socket at night to charge and relies on an electric motor to go many miles before sipping any gasoline - could presage a major shift in automotive technology, some industry analysts say. Detroit's Big Three hav ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, placemaking (all these topics)

New study finds that plug-in hybrids rule in all possible futures Really	David Roberts	20 Jul 2007	Gristmill
If you haven't already heard, yesterday saw the release of an important new report: In the most comprehensive environmental assessment of electric transportation to date, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are examining the greenhouse gas emissions and air quality impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The purpose of the program is to evaluate the nationwide environmental impacts of pote ...
Topics: cars, climate, electric vehicles, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, hybrids, placemaking (all these topics)

Coal bashing: good, and good for you This week's coal-sucks update	David Roberts	18 Jul 2007	Gristmill
I just realized it's been almost a week since I've published a coal-bashing post! This cannot stand. I'll have to dig back a bit ... ah, here we go: a new study from the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center (CEIC) concludes that investing in plug-in hybrids would be much more sensible, in terms of both GHG emissions and energy security, than commensurate investments in liquid coal. Notes the study, "duh." No, wait, that was me. Here's a juicy pull qu ...
Topics: energy, coal, cars, electric vehicles (all these topics)

If I Could Escape Ford, Southern California Edison partner to test plug-in hybrids		10 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
If I Could Escape Ford, Southern California Edison partner to test plug-in hybrids Two No. 2 businesses have unveiled a first-of-its-kind alliance: Ford Motor Co., the No. 2 automaker in the U.S., and Southern California Edison, the country's second-largest utility, will partner for "real-world" testing of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Starting late this year, F ...
Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, innovation, news (all these topics)

Toyotaing with our hearts Car company on national tour to pimp hybrids	Kate Sheppard	06 Jul 2007	Gristmill
If you want to learn more about hybrids, or uh, at least Toyota's take on hybrids, the company is on a 'Highway to the Future' national tour to hook some more folks on their line of hybrid cars, talk about alternative fuels, and offer some ideas about reducing your carbon footprint. And as we learned this week, you can get them up to 100 miles per hour, if you're into that sort of thing. Also, they're quickly becoming the biggest status symbol on the block, for whateve ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, green living, hybrids (all these topics)

Report: Diesels will outsell hybrids in the U.S. by 2012 What next? Socialized medicine?	Erik Hoffner	29 Jun 2007	Gristmill
A new report (PDF) claims that more Americans are likely to opt for diesel vehicles over hybrids in the near future in the quest for fuel economy: total sales of hybrids and diesels will hit 2.7 million annually by 2012, and diesels will account for more than half (1.5 million) of those sales. 'A new diesel's cost burden is lower than hybrid's for similar fuel economy -- even with the 'clean' technologies needed to meet tough U.S. emissions regulations (including ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, green living, hybrids, placemaking (all these topics)

Search Engine Engine Search Google pledges $10 million for plug-in hybrid research		19 Jun 2007	Daily Grist
Search Engine Engine Search Google pledges $10 million for plug-in hybrid research Google has gone all googly-eyed over plug-in hybrid vehicles, pledging more than $10 million in funding for the nascent technology. At a sunny photo op at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters yesterday, company officials showed off a handful of Toyota Prius and Ford Escape cars that ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, electricity grid, energy, hybrids, innovation, news, Prius (all these topics)

Google tries to kickstart an energy revolution Google.org funds V2G demonstration projects	David Roberts	18 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Sweet mama! Google.org is going to give vehicle-to-grid technology a much-needed boost, to the tune of $10 million. The company is going to modify six cars, a mix of Toyota Priuses and Ford Escape hybrids, with batteries that can draw juice from the grid and feed juice back in. The promise of this technology is that if it spreads, it will enable distributed electricity storage that can smooth spikes in electricity demand without expensive new generation plants. That ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, electricity grid, green living, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics)

CTL stupid compared to plug-in hybrids, say experts, people who can read	David Roberts	11 Jun 2007	Gristmill
A couple of heavy-duty energy wonks from Carnegie Mellon have this to say: The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is considering enacting policies to subsidize the production of transportation fuel from coal-to-liquid projects. Tepper School of Business researchers determined plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are a far better and less costly choice. -- Generating electricity from coal with carbon capture and sequestration and replacing the fleet with plug-in h ...
Topics: cars, coal-to-liquid fuel, Congress, electric vehicles, energy, hybrids, politics (all these topics)

Thomas Edison's dream: A wind generator for every house A man ahead of his times	Erik Hoffner	06 Jun 2007	Gristmill
I've always thought that Edison's notion of using DC instead of AC would've resulted in a better energy situation -- more locally produced power through cogeneration and other sources, and better storage capability. But this New York Times piece on how he worked to build an electric car, and his dream of powering every house with its own wind generator, puts him squarely ahead of his time.
Topics: cars, cogeneration, electric vehicles, energy, wind power (all these topics)

Spitting out the Kool-Aid Condi Rice goes out on limbs	Katharine Wroth	05 Jun 2007	Gristmill
First she rides in an electric car, now she says disagreeing with your government is not unpatriotic? Condi better watch her back.
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, politics (all these topics)

GM Volts into the lead Looks like the plug-in might actually happen	Joseph Romm	30 May 2007	Gristmill
General Motors is apparently serious about introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, which I have repeatedly argued is the car of the future (PDF). The race is now on between Toyota and GM as to who will be the first to introduce this game-changing vehicle. The Chevy Volt is to be the "legacy" of Robert Lutz, GM's vice chair of product development, according to Business Week's "Auto Beat" column. The Volt will go about 40 miles on an electr ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, electric vehicles, energy, green living, hybrids, innovation (all these topics)

Picture of the week Condi in a Tesla	David Roberts	26 May 2007	Gristmill
I give you Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, riding in a Tesla electric car: More gape-worthy Tesla pics here. More about Rice here. (thanks LL!)
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, green living, politics (all these topics)

NYC's yellow cabs go green Big Applers breathe easy	Maywa Montenegro	23 May 2007	Gristmill
Starting in 2008, every new yellow taxi purchased by the city of New York will be a hybrid vehicle, according to an announcement yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg. By 2012, the entire fleet -- some 13,000 cabs -- will have been replaced with a mixture of Toyota Priuses, Highlander Hybrids, Lexus RX 400h's, and Ford Escapes.Thirteen thousand may sound like a drop in the ocean, given that 232 million cars are currently registered in the U.S. alone. Still, cabs are a grea ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, green living, greening biz operations, hybrids, New York City, placemaking (all these topics)

Put one of these babies on an electric bike A123 introduces new battery	biodiversivist	17 May 2007	Gristmill
From the Energy Blog: A123 Systems today introduced its 32-series NanophosphateTM Lithium Ion cells, specifically designed for Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) use. The 32-series cells are designed with abuse-tolerance in mind. A123 Systems Automotive Class cells take advantage of lessons learned from the mass-production of ANR26650M1 cells, used in DeWalt's and Black & Decker's power tool lines, in order to deliver 10+ ye ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, electricity grid, energy, hybrids, placemaking, tech (all these topics)

VF on the Tesla Roadster From the guy who wrote the book on the GM EV1, literally	John McGrath	14 May 2007	Gristmill
Michael Shnayerson, who literally wrote the book on the ill-fated GM EV1, has an excellent piece in last month's Vanity Fair about the Tesla Roadster. Quoting is redundant -- the whole article is fun and packed with attention to personal detail. Eventually, someone is going to have to write a biography of Alan Cocconi, who seems to be at the center of all the electric car efforts of the last quarter-century or so.
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, green living (all these topics)

A123 assimilates Hymotion Plug-in aftermarket kits just around the corner?	biodiversivist	07 May 2007	Gristmill
Business Wire tells us that A123 (what a catchy name) just bought out Hymotion, the company it had been working with to develop a plug-in kit for the Prius. The kits may be available next year for about $10,000, allowing you to go about 30 miles on a four-hour charge. Don't get too excited just yet. Putting one on your car will void the manufacturer's warranty and Hymotion presently plans to guarantee the kit for only two years, until they are confident it will las ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, energy, green living, hybrids, Prius (all these topics)

High-speed chase in spandex Electric hybrid bikes going mainstream	biodiversivist	06 May 2007	Gristmill
Now, before you start calling BS, take a look at this video. And if you are still skeptical, take a look at this one: Fast forward to the 1.5 minute mark in the above video to see him hit 45 MPH. Yes, yes, the first video is faked, but you have to admire their creativity. Today's New York Times has a short article on hybrid bikes. Here is the picture that goes with the article, just in case you don't subscribe to the Times. The guy paid $7,000 for his bik ...
Topics: bikes, electric vehicles, energy, green living, hybrids (all these topics)

From Esquire Are hybrids for men?	biodiversivist	22 Apr 2007	Gristmill
You could not pay me to write drivel like this. Conspicuous in its absence is the Prius. Chickenshit editor took it out fearing a backlash from the many subscribers who drive them. This article is so bad I'm embarrassed for the author. Don't bust your gut laughing:YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL QUOTIENT: You're still losing sleep over the Kyoto treaty. You obey the speed limit because you think it saves gas. Your wife left you. YOUR HYBRID: The Honda Civic. About as boring as it ...
Topics: cars, dumbassery, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids (all these topics)

Meeting notes The lost art of conversation	biodiversivist	21 Apr 2007	Gristmill
I passed a big rabble of bikers on my way to downtown Seattle yesterday evening. Several complimented my bike as I passed. There were a couple of talls in the mix. I assumed it was another Critical Mass ride, but maybe not. Sure looked like fun. I need to participate in one of those someday. I periodically attend a monthly gathering of Seattle atheists. There are always new faces, and they pick a different restaurant every month for variety's sake. We chatted about t ...
Topics: bikes, cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, placemaking, Prius, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Plugging plug-ins A cool video	Adam Browning	05 Apr 2007	Gristmill
More plug-in hybrid goodness: Let me again make the case for why electrifying transportation is one of the most important things happening. We don't have an energy problem. Plenty of it all around: Sun comes up every day. Wind. Tides. Waves. Energy everywhere you look. What we have is an energy storage problem. And electrifying transportation is the quickest way to perfect battery technology -- and distribute millions of them in houses throughout the coun ...
Topics: cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids (all these topics)

Eventually, politicians give the people what they want So keep it up	Adam Browning	03 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Think about this article -- descriptively titled "Legislature flooded with bills about climate crisis; poll driven politicians see need to tackle global warming" -- the next time you get an email asking you to call or email your representative on an environmental issue. You keep it up long enough and they get it: Few issues are hotter in the Capitol this year than global warming.Lawmakers have introduced more than 60 bills on the topic, and no wonder. Poll ...
Topics: cars, climate change adaptation, Congress, electric vehicles, grassroots activism, politics, Prius (all these topics)

The Engine On the Bus Goes Plug, Plug, Plug U.S. states beginning to invest in plug-in hybrid school buses		03 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
The Engine On the Bus Goes Plug, Plug, Plug U.S. states beginning to invest in plug-in hybrid school buses Once upon a time, someone had an idea: let's transport U.S. schoolkids in big yellow buses that spew diesel fumes and have no seatbelts. The nation embraced the idea -- though oddly, the plan to dangle a knife above each seat was scrapped -- but now it's having secon ...
Topics: cars, education, electric vehicles, energy, hybrids, news, public transportation (all these topics)

Bob Lutz needs a vacation Read his cranky email to a consumer	David Roberts	30 Mar 2007	Gristmill
A reader wrote in to share this email exchange. This is the email she sent to GM -- as I understand, it's a form letter you can sign and send from the Plugin America website. Dear Sir, I am tired of being held by the throat by oil companies and I want to buy a car that uses cleaner, cheaper, domestic electricity for even a part of its overall range. Saturn used to lease the most efficient vehicle ever built. Since GM destroyed all EV1s, GM has not shown ...
Topics: Big Auto, cars, electric vehicles, green living, hybrids, jackassery (all these topics)

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