CalCars media appearances and other audio/visual content.
 See our "Bettah" animation. Because hybrids are good, but plug-in hybrids are bettah! [download to iPod] |
VIDEO CLIPS (click here to jump to
audio)
Our favorite YouTube Video: June 26, 2007: 6:44 Video by HippyGourmet.com - Felix Kramer talks about PHEVs and where the campaign is now. Available via Youtube (opens new tab or window)
Our favorite Action Video: June 5, 2006: 3:00 CalCars on TreehuggerTV - 3-minute story on PHEVs and our Maker Faire conversion (YouTube mirror of CurrentTV version -- we encourage comments)
We're part of Google's RechargeIT Launch Video: Jun 18, 2006: 5:12 Watch the video shown at Google's RechargeIT launch event, in which CalCars' Felix Kramer, PlugInAmerica's Chelsea Sexton, Former CIA Director James Woolsey and other top advocates of "plugging in" explain all the benefits that derive from electrifying personal transportation.
Our favorite TV broadcasts with WNBC Emmy-Award-winning anchor Chuck
Scarborough:
August 2006 (6:09, QuickTime). Also
streamed at MSNBC -- scroll down page with AP
story to view.
Updated February 2007 with 4- and 3-minute reports about PHEVs: Electric Cars Help Wean America's
Oil Dependence. Part 1 New Cars of the
Future and Part 3 Are Electric Cars the
Answer?.
| 2008 | ||
| March 7 | 1h30m | Berkeley's 2008 Energy Symposium recorded all of the keynotes and breakout sessions (panels) and has made them available to the public. View the "Transportation Sector Solutions" panel that Felix Kramer was part of here (youtube), and check out other selections from the same event from this list. |
| 2007 | ||
| Nov 15 | 33:12 | Watch this video of our rally across the street from the LA Auto show in November of 2007. Felix introduces the demonstration and explains the public conversion about to be performed, followed by representatives from RAN, Global Exchange, and Plug In America. |
| Sept 14 | 5:00 | German Public TV Report Video starts with RechargeIT's PHEVs, continues with an interview with Google.org's Dan Reicher, and in the last two minutes shows Felix Kramer driving and talking about PHEVs, explains how PHEVs can be powered from home rooftop solar systems, and introduces "peak-shaving" from vehicle-to-grid systems. German-language text report |
| July 6 | 2:58 | Felix is interviewed by CBS5-KPIX TV about the EPA's MPG estimates and the lawsuit against Honda by a Civic Hybrid owner. |
| June 26 | 6:44 | Video by HippyGourmet.com—Felix Kramer talks about PHEVs and where the campaign is now. Available via Youtube (opens new tab or window). |
| Jun 18 | 5:12 | Watch the video shown at Google's RechargeIT launch event, in which CalCars' Felix Kramer, PlugInAmerica's Chelsea Sexton, Former CIA Director James Woolsey and other top advocates of "plugging in" explain all the benefits that derive from electrifying personal transportation. |
| May 7 | ~1:15:00 | Introduction and morning keynote (starting around 45:00) by Bill Reinert, National Manager, Advanced Technologies Group, Toyota USA, to the Cascadia Center for Regional Development's "Jump Start to a Secure Energy Future" Conference at the Microsoft Executive Conference Center in Redmond, WA. |
| May 7 | 53:39 | Luncheon keynote by Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner, at the "Jump Start to a Secure Energy Future" Conference. |
| April | 6:11 | Daryl Hannah looks into electric cars and plugins for her online "vlog" or video log. Her interview of Felix from fall 2006 fills the second half of this 6-minute short. |
| Apr 9 | n/a | As part of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Alternative Energy Solutions Summit, PG&E demonstrated a prototype of Vehicle-to-Grid technology. V2G makes a two-way connection between plug-in hybrids (or pure electric vehicles) and the power grid, and turns car batteries into distributed storage for utilities, making energy generation more efficient, and potentially saving utilities money and bringing income to car-owners. CalCars also brought two PHEVs to the event, which was headlined by Senator Barbara Boxer. The story was picked up very broadly. See CNET, Red Herring, ABC7 News (SF) and KTVU 2 (Bay Area) for stories with video links. |
| Mar 28 | 1:53 | NextStep with well-known journalist Richard Hart (formerly at Discovery TV) aired Return of the Electric Car on ABC/KGO in San Francisco. |
| Mar 12 | 1:00:00 | Author Sherry Boschert talks about PHEVs at Book Passages in Corte Madera (via Fora's elegant streaming video player, with sections broken out by chapter): Video launch page. |
| Mar 7 | 1:57 | Bay Area Group Promoting 100-MPG Car (also here, as downloadable .mov clip): This short segment by Len Ramirez shows everyday driving and interviews a passing observer who'd get a PHEV in a flash. |
| Feb 23 | 3:57 | White House Video Stream of President Bush seeing demo and discussing Hymotion/ A123 Systems plug-in hybrid and Phoenix Motors/Altairnanosystems electric vehicle. |
| Feb 13 | 10:30 | "Plug-in Hybrids" on KQED-TV QUEST's new regional science program: up-to-date 10-minute show about the CalCars/EAA-PHEV "Do It Yourself" with an engineer or electrician conversion program, featuring CalCars/Andy Frank/Sherry Boschert. 10 minutes of streaming/flash video. |
| 2006 | ||
| Dec 10 | 5:36 | Felix Kramer's overview of the state of the PHEV campaign, interviewed at the Alternative Car & Transportation Expo in Santa Monica, CA. Podtech's launch page with space for comments or direct download (5.1MB mp3) from their site. |
| Oct 05 | 3:00 | Tom Vacar of KTVU Channel 2 News (Oakland, CA) reports on a grant given to Stanford to establish energy institute. External link to possibly transitory KTVU video. |
| Sep 20 | 3:45 | Renewable Energy on Modern Marvels. Felix speaks and demonstrates his PRIUS+ to the History Channel's Modern Marvels. (Flash Video) |
| June 24 | 4:57 | "Addicted to Oil: Thomas L. Friedman Reporting" - 5-minute excerpt on PHEVs includes Founder Felix Kramer and EDrive's Greg Hanssen (Flash Video) |
| June 5 | 3:00 | CalCars on TreehuggerTV - 3-minute story on PHEVs and our Maker Faire conversion (YouTube mirror of CurrentTV version -- we encourage comments) |
| May 22 | 2:35 | Columnist/author Thomas Friedman on PBS's "Charlie Rose," interviwed by guest host/venture capitalist John Doerr. We show the introduction and a brief section. You can buy the whole hour for $0.99 at Google Video (Flash Video) |
| May 22 | 2:35 | Plug-In Hybrid Consortium video on our May 2006 trip to Washington, D.C. (QuickTime) |
| May 10 | 3:00 | "Taking a Prius Hybrid to 100+ MPG!" Microsoft's "10" (on10.net) dropped by the Maker Faire to cover our conversion (QuickTime) |
| May 9 | 0:30 | "Change Your World" 30-second spec commercial from the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking (QuickTime) |
| May 6 | 4:48 | CNN report on the Maker Faire includes CalCars profile (Flash Video) |
| Feb 21 | 2:45 | Pres. Bush and CalCars on ABC Good Morning America (QuickTime) |
| Feb 20 | 0:20 | President Bush on Plugging In -- excerpt from speech in Milwaukee, WI (Flash Video) |
| Feb 7 | 5:57 | James Woolsey discusses PHEVs on "The Colbert Report" (Flash Video) transcript |
| Jan 22 | 8:35 | Plug-In Partners launch video about PHEVs (Windows Media) |
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| 2005 | ||
| Dec 15 | Will Consumers Plug In? Plug-In Hybrid Consortium asks "People on the Street" (QuickTime) | |
| Nov | 2:00 | PHEV feature on Belo Interactive network -- includes interviews with Andy Frank (UC Davis), Pete Nortman (EDrive), Felix Kramer (Windows Media) |
| Sep 22 | 63:15 | Felix Kramer's talk at Palo Alto Research Center (formerly Xerox PARC) (Windows Media) Also see audio version (MP3) |
| Aug 24 | ABC World News Tonight: Viable Alternatives to Rising Gas Prices (text link) | |
| Aug 21 | 2:20 | KDTV-14 (Univision Network-Bay Area) Spanish-language story (Quicktime) |
| Aug 20 | 2:20 | CBS Network Weekend News: "Hybrids Getting Amped Up" (RealPlayer) |
| Aug 19 | 2:33 | CNN: "Fuel-Efficient Drivers" streamed at CNN; same story from Aug.14 at KRON-4 (Quicktime) -- this one edited out most of the qualifying information. |
| Aug 14 | 3:00 | KTVU-2 (FOX) Evening News (Quicktime) |
| Jul 13 | 7:00 | Beyond Tomorrow, in Australia and New Zealand, US cable Science Channel Nov. 16 -- 7:00 clip (Quicktime) |
| Jun 14 | 1:00 | SetAmericaFree.org 60-second spot on plug-in hybrids (Windows Media) |
| May 9 | 3:20 | PRIUS+, UC-Davis and EDrive on KTTV (Fox11), the #1 late night news in Los Angeles. Tiny-screen clip or larger H.264 format (Quicktime) |
| April 6 | 4:16 | PRIUS+ on KTVU (FOX) Mornings at 2 -- Bay Area's top AM TV show. Tiny screen clip larger H.264 format (Quicktime) |
AUDIO CLIPS
Our favorite radio broadcast: NPR's Science Friday. The
Earth Day 2005 program included a 17-minute segment with host Ira Flatow and Felix Kramer --
hear it (mp3) or
read the transcript. Educators/students: KidsNet "Electric Avenue"
curriculum takes the show as a starting point for a broad view of the issues.
| 2008 | ||
| Jan 14 | 1:00:00 | Download and listen to this interview with Felix Kramer as he discusses the state of the PHEV world at the beginning of 2008 as a guest on WUSB (Stonybrook, Long Island). |
| 2007 | ||
| Apr 30 | 50:00 | Here on Earth - Radio Without Borders, "Hybrid Fever" with host Jean Feraca, guests, Jim Kliesch, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy; Bradley Berman, hybridcars.com; Felix Kramer of CalCars. In that sequence, about 15 minutes per person. Download/listen to the mp3. |
| Apr 6 | 50:00 | NPR's Science Friday. Sherry Boschert, author of Plug-In Hybrids: The Cars That Will Recharge America, was on the April 6th show, along with Elizabeth Lowery of General Motors, Dennis Simanaitis of Road and Track and John Shore of the Automotive X PRIZE. |
| Feb 9 | 5:00 | Several minutes in the first segment of The California Report's show on alternative fuel vehicles. Stream (CA Report) or download (KQED Radio) the audio. |
| 2006 | ||
| June 29 | 1:19:59 | Felix and two of Calcars' senior advisors participate in a Member Sponsored Forum at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club. Start from this static web page or listen to an audio stream from here (RealMedia .ram) |
| June 1 | 53:32 | John Davi spends an hour with Chuck Harder on Good Politics Radio (MP3; external site) |
| May 26 | 25:35 | EVWorld's Bill Moore talks to Felix Kramer about the recent trip to Washington, D.C on EVWorld's online program The Future in Motion. listen (MP3) |
| May 26 | 7:50 | Felix Kramer on Air America's EcoTalk with Betsy Rosenberg (MP3) |
| May 18 | 6:16 | Communications Director John Davi on Tampa Bay's News Talk 1040 (MP3) |
| May 16 | 3:38 | KCBS SF Bay Area all-news station live and lively drive-time interview with Felix Kramer from Washington DC, explaining PHEVs, discussing effort with Ford. (mp3) |
| Feb 25 | 52:30 | Here On Earth, "A New Breed of Cars." Wisconsin Public Radio's Jean Feraca interviews CalCars and a London electric car company. RealAudio stream or transcript |
| Feb 9 | 3:56 | CalCars featured on NPR's "All Things Considered." Hear the story or read the transcript |
| Feb 6 | 10:00 | Embattled scientist James Hansen endorses PHEVs on WBUR's "On Point" (MP3). Also see our Endorsements |
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| 2005 | ||
| Nov 14 | 1:00 | KNBR 680 and 1050 AM: California State Auto Association radio spot promoting AAA at SF International Auto Show, including a look at our PRIUS+ (mp3) |
| Oct 28 | 1:00 | KNBR 680 and 1050 AM: California State Auto Association radio spot promoting AAA at SF International Auto Show, including a look at our PRIUS+ (mp3) |
| Oct 28 | 10:00 | Electo Energy CEO Martin Klein interview includes discussion of bi-polar batteries and partnership with CalCars (search audio for EEEI) |
| Oct 9 | 12:00 | AutoWorld on National Radio Network with Bob Long interview (mp3) |
| Oct 8 | 5:00 | Felix Kramer talks with Robert F. Kennnedy Jr. (mp3) on Air America's Ring of Fire -- alternate streaming site |
| Oct 7 | 7:01 | Plugging Plug-in Vehicles on National Public Radio Living On Earth (mp3) -- transcript |
| Sep 18 | MotorTrend Radio with Bob Long no longer available | |
| Aug 20 | Paul Harvey/ABC Radio no longer available | |
| Aug 15 | 8:00 | WIBG LifeRadio Atlantic City, NJ area's largest AM Christian news/talk station, audio interview with Ron Gremban (mp3) |
| Aug 14 | 25:00 | KTTLK-AM 1150 Los Angeles Talk Radio -- The Johnny Wendell Show: 25-minute streaming audio interview: Part 1 (mp3) Part 2 (mp3) |
| Jul 25 | 4:00 | National Public Radio Marketplace: Revving It Up with host David Brown and LA Times Auto Critic Dan Neil on EDrive's Prius conversion (RealAudio) -- text summary |
| Jul 15 | 2:00 | Green Guy Sees Red (RealAudio), KQED-FM "Perspective" commentary on dontcrush campaign -- transcript |
| Mar 31 | 54:00 | Are hybrid cars the answer? (RealAudio) with Brendan Koerner (Wired Magazine), Felix Kramer, Jason Mark (Jumpstart Ford) -- Your Call Radio, KALW-FM (San Francisco) |
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| 2004 | ||
| May 7 | 15:30 | Profile on NPR's "Living On Earth" (RealAudio/mp3) -- transcript (PDF) |
