| 09/26/13: |
National Plug In Day This Weekend + Update on DrivingElectric.org |
| 03/28/13: |
The State of the Plug-In Campaign & The Future of DrivingElectric |
| 03/12/13: |
Conversion Fire: Batteries Still Intact; Investigation Continues |
| 03/07/13: |
CalCars' First Prius Conversion Destroyed in Fire |
| 02/20/13: |
Get "Butts in Seats" Part 2: Plug In America's Charged Up! Guide |
| 02/20/13: |
Get "Butts in Seats" Part 1: Electric Auto Association |
| 09/27/12: |
DrivingElectric Launches & Nissan Exec Lauds Drivers at Nat'l Plug In Day |
| 09/20/12: |
National Plug In Day+DrivingElectric: Invitations for Sunday & Before |
| 09/11/12: |
Nat'l Plug In Day & DrivingElectric Soon; CEO Posawatz; EV Riders |
| 07/23/12: |
Our Take on Important Recent Developments + Announcing DriveElectric |
| 03/07/12: |
What's Dragging Down the Volt? And What Can We Do Now? |
| 02/23/12: |
Just Published: "Charged Up & Ready to Roll" from Plug In America |
| 02/06/12: |
Thanks, Sierra Club, For Coming Clean on Natural Gas |
| 01/23/12: |
Volt Safety Confirmed; New PHEVs Announced; Countering Media Misinformation |
| 12/02/11: |
Volt Owners Say, "We're Keeping Our Keys" |
| 12/01/11: |
Volt Battery Fires: Potential Crisis Defused? |
| 11/04/11: |
Contest: What's Your One-Liner on Plug-In Vehicles? |
| 09/30/11: |
Top Car Leader Bob Lutz Joins Via Motors & Other Conversion News |
| 09/23/11: |
Corrections + Wrightspeed + Transcript of GreenDriveExpo Talk |
| 09/22/11: |
Plug-In Prius Debuts; ALTe Funded for Truck Conversions; Where Are 4WD EVs? |
| 09/12/11: |
Wondering What CalCars Has Been Up To? |
| 05/17/11: |
Plug-In Roundup #3: Policy Issues / ICE Conversions |
| 05/17/11: |
Plug-In Roundup #2: Media & Marketing News |
| 05/17/11: |
Plug-In Roundup #1: Vehicle News |
| 04/07/11: |
ALTe Partners with Industry Giant Manheim: First Step to Create Gas-Guzzler Retrofit Industry |
| 04/06/11: |
Volt/Leaf Sales; Sierra's GoElectric; Obama on Energy; SIRUSXM; PHEV Bus |
| 03/11/11: |
Woolsey Backs Gas-Guzzler Retrofits; Cheaper Volt?; Ron's Bittersweet Volt Moment |
| 02/25/11: |
Giant PHEV & EV News Roundup |
| 02/24/11: |
New CalCars Video + Media on Volt & Leaf & Celebration |
| 1/28/11: |
Lucky Family First to Get a Volt & a Leaf |
| 1/15/11: |
Extended Range Driving Numbers + Kudos from Dauncey and PIA |
| 1/12/11: |
Our Cup Runneth Over with Plug-In Hybrids |
| 12/23/10: |
Three More Chevy Volts On The Road & Other Gifts |
| 12/22/10: |
Today Felix and Ron Get Their Volts; Andy Beat Us To It |
| 12/20/10: |
INVITATION: Celebrate Arrival of Volt This Weds AM at Novato Chevrolet |
| 12/17/10: |
Support All Those Who are Plugging Away for You |
| 12/09/10: |
Plug-ins Starting to Arrive; More Thoughts on PHEVs & EVs; Congress & Incentives |
| 12/02/10: |
Volt on Schedule After 4 Years; Gets 93MPGe Sticker |
| 11/17/10: |
Electrification Coalition Touts Fleets (and Fleet Conversions) |
| 11/12/10: |
A Roundup of All-Good News on Plug-Ins |
| 10/22/10: |
A Party for Plug In America, and How We're Winning with Great Cars |
| 10/04/10: |
Our Message to the Oil Industry: Blue-Skying Petroleum's Future |
| 09/28/10: |
AMP's Mystery Partner; O'Dell Surveys The Conversion Scene; Birthday News |
| 09/23/10: |
Events Rundown: National & California Plus New Global Campaigns |
| 09/15/10: |
Our Take on Progressive Auto X Prize as Winners Are Announced |
| 09/10/10: |
Time Running Out for Plug-In Owners & Drivers Community -- Key Missing Piece |
| 08/30/10: |
Finally: Draft EPA Stickers for New Plug-Ins -- And All Cars |
| 08/27/10: |
September Events: Vancouver - Houston - Michigan |
| 08/23/10: |
Gas-Guzzler Conversions & The Urgent "Plan Z" We May Face Someday |
| 08/20/10: |
Media Coverage of Gas-Guzzler Conversion Companies Grows |
| 08/04/10: |
What We Showed and Said at Plug-In 2010 |
| 08/04/10: |
Chevy Volt Emerges: Reports and Analyses plus GM & Bright |
| 07/26/10: |
ACT So Electricity Isn't KO'd by Fossil Fuels |
| 07/21/10: |
Program & Policy Advances in U.S. and Internationally on Plug-In Vehicles |
| 07/21/10: |
PHEV News From GM, Honda, VW, Peugeot, Hyundai |
| 07/21/10: |
New Aftermarket Conversion Companies Keep Coming to Our Attention |
| 07/15/10: |
2 Weeks to Plug-In 2010: Conference + Public Night; Cleantech Open Next Thursday |
| 06/21/10: |
Followup Speech: Drive Star Can Cut Oil Use in Half by 2020 |
| 06/21/10: |
Roundup: The Best We've Seen/Read on The Gulf, Obama, Fossil Fuels |
| 06/13/10: |
President's 2nd Message: We Can Cut Oil Use in Half by 2020 |
| 05/20/10: |
Tesla and Toyota Will Partner on EVs, Re-Opening NUMMI Plant |
| 05/18/10: |
Canada Recruits Ali Emadi, US Power Electronics Expert and Conversion Firm Founder |
| 05/17/10: |
Roundup: More Automakers on PHEV Bandwagon, Events, etc. |
| 05/06/10: |
Gas-Guzzler Conversions Offer a Way Out of Deep Water Drilling |
| 04/08/10: |
Electrification Coalition Report: 1.9 Million Jobs from Plug-In Cars & Other Benefits |
| 03/22/10: |
ALTe Gains Orders/Financing/Facilities for Combustion Engine Conversions |
| 03/05/10: |
Transcript: We Look Back and Forward at EAA Annual Meeting |
| 02/25/10: |
Finding the Serial Entrepreneur to Lead a Global Gas-Guzzler Conversion Industry |
| 02/24/10: |
Big Think Launches Transportation Series with CalCars Interview |
| 02/11/10: |
GM: Video and First "Outsider" Test Drive |
| 01/27/10: |
Battery Industry's Realities Disprove Influential Research Report |
| 01/25/10: |
At Last: Congress Proposes to Electrify Postal Fleet |
| 01/25/10: |
2009's Best Strategy/Analysis: Electrification Coalition's Roadmap |
| 01/15/10: |
Rebuttals to Flawed National NAS Report--and Challenge to Battery Industry |
| 01/08/10: |
2010's Triumphs & Challenges for Plug-In Vehicles |
| 12/22/09: |
Plug-In Community Needs to Respond to Outdated/Biased NAS Report |
| 12/18/09: |
Busy Weeks for GM's On-Schedule Volt |
| 12/15/09: |
Toyota Announces Plug-In Hybrid Mass Production Plans |
| 11/18/09: |
NYTimes' Thomas Friedman Cites CalCars' Felix Kramer on Global Fleet Electrification |
| 11/12/09: |
Advances by Converter Firms/Converj/Ampera /Fisker/Piaggio; Retreat by Chrysler |
| 11/12/09: |
Possible New Plug-In Manufacturing Credit and Other PHEV News |
| 11/10/09: |
"Pre-Copenhagen" Books Confirm Plug-In Vehicles as Key Global Warming Solution |
| 11/05/09: |
CalCars Declares Plug-In Victory; Next: Fun Factor + Retrofits |
| 10/17/09: |
Policy & Media: MPG Ratings; US Exec Order; Canadian Roadmap; Wikipedia on Plug-Ins |
| 10/17/09: |
Toyota's 2012 PHEV; Suzuki/Mitsubishi/Volvo/Chrysler/Ford; Utilities; A123s IPO |
| 10/17/09: |
Conversions: Endorse CalCars' Campaign; Companies Get Orders; SEMA's role; Black Carbon |
| 10/16/09: |
Time Change for Today's Webchat: 3 Hours Later |
| 10/15/09: |
Fri: CalCars/GM Webchat+2 Conferences Next Week |
| 09/22/09: |
The Ultimate Posting on Plug-In Hybrid Developments: Clip & Save |
| 09/01/09: |
Important Developments on Hybrid and Gas-Guzzler Conversions |
| 08/21/09: |
Plug-Ins: Industry Developments and Media |
| 08/11/09: |
The 21st Century Car Industry: Fixed in the USA |
| 08/07/09: |
Correction & Comments on Just-Announced Federal Grants |
| 08/05/09: |
US Announces $2.4B Battery and Plug-In Manufacturing and Deployment Grants |
| 07/30/09: |
Come to August Events; Save Sept-Oct Dates; Welcome News for CalCars |
| 07/15/09: |
The Summer's Crown Jewels of PHEV News |
| 07/14/09: |
PHEVs in China: An Introduction to Many Players |
| 07/14/09: |
Big Events: CPUC Hearing; PIA Party, Plug-In '09 Workshops & Conference |
| 06/16/09: |
Plug-In 2009 Agenda and Signup Info: Long Beach August 10-13 |
| 06/10/09: |
Spotlight on Conversions: 70 MPH Prius and Hummer PHEVs; Gas Guzzlers; CA Air Board Regulations |
| 05/26/09: |
Federal Actions Accelerate Transition to Plug-In Cars |
| 04/29/09: |
Obama Picks Plug-In Hybrids to Cap Press Conference And Inspire Americans |
| 04/29/09: |
Read Our Analysis & Think Differently About Scrapping and Converting Gas Guzzlers |
| 04/24/09: |
Bright IDEA; Honda; Forbes/New Yorker; BostonConsGroup Responds; Events |
| 04/15/09: |
More on Auto Task Force; GM Gets Ready; Jaguar and Hyundai Plan PHEVs; Green Battery Jobs |
| 04/14/09: |
Automotive Task Force Consultants Are Plug-In Skeptics |
| 04/11/09: |
More on Federal Stimulus Grant Applications; Events Update; EVDriven |
| 03/27/09: |
Our New Guzzler Video; Other Media; Apply for US Billions; GM Book; Correction |
| 03/26/09: |
Obama's Briefing; Sandalow To DOE; Automaker News; Nat'l Wildlife Federation Embraces PHEVs |
| 03/20/09: |
Obama's PItches for Plug-In Hybrids: Videos, Transcripts, Clips |
| 03/18/09: |
Preview: Obama at Plug-In Center Thurs + News Roundup |
| 02/26/09: |
Bring Plug-Ins to Your Community Soonest: Project Get Ready Tools |
| 02/25/09: |
Do You Realize Plug-Ins Get $5-$10+ Billion in Stimulus Package? |
| 02/24/09: |
SF Plug-In Vehicle Bonanza:Watch Video, Read About It |
| 02/13/09: |
Conference Results: Stunning Expansion of Plug-In Tax Credits |
| 02/11/09: |
Can Congress Hear From 6,692 Plug-In Supporters Today? |
| 02/09/09: |
Plug-Ins in Senate Stimulus Obama on PHEVs; Ford; EDTA; Google; USPS |
| 02/05/09: |
Senate Alert/GM Reaches Out/EDTA/Tracking Carmakers/TED/Wellinghoff |
| 01/23/09: |
Today the California Air Resources Board Listened to Converters |
| 01/21/09: |
Our Testimony on Conversions Bolstered by 140+ Thoughtful Appeals |
| 01/21/09: |
Plug-In Endorsements: Inauguration + Senate '09 Freeedom Act |
| 01/16/09: |
URGENT: What You Need to Know about California's Plans to Regulate PHEV Conversions |
| 01/12/09: |
Plug-In Races Intensify: Automakers Announce PHEVs/EVs |
| 12/19/08: |
CalCars '08 Successes Can Bring Cars in '09 |
| 12/17/08: |
Progress on Prepayment Plan/Battery Worry Hype |
| 12/17/08: |
BYD PHEV On Sale/Obama/"We" Plug-In Pickup Truck |
| 12/17/08: |
Auto Industry at a Crossroads |
| 12/01/08: |
Proposal: Prepay for Plug-Ins to Save & Transform the Auto Industry |
| 11/24/08: |
Al Gore/Google/NRDC Choose Electricity & Plug-Ins: Videos & Quotes |
| 11/21/08: |
PHEVs at SF Auto Show; Plug-Ins at EDTA Washington Dec 2-4 |
| 11/21/08: |
SF Bay Area Aims to Become U.S. Electric Car Capital; Coulomb, Better Place News |
| 11/21/08: |
National: Detroit Aid Postponed; Waxman In; Obama Enlists in Global Climate Change Efforts |
| 11/19/08: |
Developments on Bridge Loan to Automakers; 4 Groups Write Congress |
| 11/17/08: |
Weekend Auto Industry & Obama Transition Developments |
| 11/14/08: |
Can Fleets Help Rescue Auto Industry? Four Actions Could Make a Difference |
| 11/12/08: |
Uninformed Wall St. Journal Columnist Critiques Volt; Related GM News |
| 11/12/08: |
Multiple PHEV Conversion Solutions Gain Momentum |
| 11/11/08: |
Will the US Increase Support to the Detroit Three? |
| 11/09/08: |
Gore/Alliance for Climate Protection: All-In for Plug-Ins |
| 11/03/08: |
Undecided on CA Prop 10? Out-of-Stater Who Knows Californians? Read & Forward |
| 10/31/08: |
Media: Time/Bill McKibben/Edwin Black/Chris Paine/Barack Obama/Van Jones+eBay Auction |
| 10/30/08: |
PHEVs: State Incentives/Federal Credits/Candidates/Austin/Google/Kamen |
| 10/30/08: |
Automaker Roundup: GM/Toyota/Chrysler/Ford/Aptera/BYD |
| 10/22/08: |
J. Romm Analyses Media Naysayers on Renewables/Plug-In Cars |
| 10/22/08: |
CA Prop 10&Plug-Ins; Toyota&Batteries; Honda&Electrics; RMI Charrette Projects |
| 10/17/08: |
Roundup: BYD's PHEV; France; Charge@7-Eleven?; Energy/Water; Incentives; Austin Expo |
| 10/16/08: |
Observers Speculate on Fiscal Crisis's Impact on Drivers & Auto Industry |
| 10/16/08: |
Matter Network Covers the RMI "Smart Garage" Event |
| 10/13/08: |
Howrey's Pro Bono Efforts Kept "CalCars.Org" Plugged In |
| 10/06/08: |
Three More Books Cover PHEVs + More on Friedman's Hot, Flat... |
| 10/06/08: |
Plug-In Cars All Over Recent Media |
| 10/06/08: |
What a Week: Updates for Automakers/Markets/Events |
| 10/03/08: |
$1Billion Plug-In Incentives Will Speed Auto Industry's Transformation |
| 10/03/08: |
Should We Crush Gas-Guzzlers? Or Convert Them to Plug In? An Analysis |
| 09/24/08: |
CEOs & Generals Plug In; Iceland Giving Up on Hydrogen |
| 09/24/08: |
Chrysler "Jolts" PHEV Race; PHEV Ads; V2Green Acquired |
| 09/23/08: |
Senate OKs Plug-In Credits, Toyota Frets; Free Press Lyrical about Plug-Ins |
| 09/19/08: |
TIME, Comedy Central, Chrysler Zeo, Another F-150; Another Book; Fisker $ |
| 09/17/08: |
The Volt's Redesign: Pro/Neutral and Suspect |
| 09/17/08: |
Big-Picture Volt Coverage: Time/BizWeek/Forbes/Car+Green Sites |
| 09/17/08: |
Our 1,000th Posting: A Moment to Celebrate |
| 09/16/08: |
Big Day for GM Chevy Volt and Plug-In Cars |
| 09/14/08: |
GM's 100th Anniversary to Feature Volt: Watch Tues Sept 16 |
| 09/09/08: |
Economist/Newsweek/Time on Plug-In Cars; Accenture on Biofuels vs. PHEVs |
| 09/09/08: |
T. Friedman's New Bestseller Hot, Flat & Crowded Touts Plug-Ins |
| 09/04/08: |
Presidential Candidates and PHEVs: Side-by-Side Matchup |
| 09/03/08: |
Nissan and Chrysler have PHEV Prototypes; May Join Race |
| 09/02/08: |
Hyundai/Mazda Developing PHEVs; GM Chooses Battery Supplier |
| 09/02/08: |
Toyota to Dealers: Slow Down! Plus Demo Fleets Explained |
| 08/28/08: |
GM Says "No Race" But One-Ups Toyota with Large '09 Volt Test Fleet |
| 08/28/08: |
Toyota Advances PHEVs to Fleets to 2009; Ford Stays on Sidelines |
| 08/27/08: |
FLASH: Palo Alto Toyota First Dealer Taking Deposits on PHEVs |
| 08/26/08: |
Keynoter Warner's and Gov Schweitzer's Plugs Get Applause |
| 08/23/08: |
Denver Events -- and Help w/Contacts w/Gov. Granholm |
| 08/23/08: |
Biden: Another Supporter of Plug-In Cars (and Amtrak) |
| 08/22/08: |
Pickens And Others Show Evolving View on Plug-In Cars |
| 08/15/08: |
Volt Picks Up Speed/Toyota Explains/Seed Volt Prototypes: A Proposal |
| 08/04/08: |
Candidate PHEV Race: Obama's Expanded Commitment: $7,000 Incentives, Federal Fleet by 2012 |
| 08/04/08: |
Andy Grove's Ambitious Conversions Goals at Plug-In 2008 |
| 08/04/08: |
Plug-In 2008: Media Roundup |
| 08/04/08: |
Plug-In 2008: Quotable Moments |
| 08/03/08: |
Forwardable Plug-In Intro by David Morris -- Plus Plug-In Airplanes |
| 08/03/08: |
Senate Gang of 10 Energy Deal Includes $7,500 Plug-In Tax Credit, 2020 85% Oil-Free Goal |
| 08/01/08: |
Response to CA Air Resources Board's Proposed PHEV/Conversion Regulations |
| 07/28/08: |
PI-08: Company News: GM/V2Green/Coulomb/Google/HEVT/PlugInSupply |
| 07/21/08: |
Plug-In2008 Previews: Bloomberg w/Grove; SJ Mercury News Overview |
| 07/18/08: |
Media Agree: Candidates Competing on Plug-In Policies |
| 07/17/08: |
Plug-In Cars in Gore's 10-Year Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy |
| 07/14/08: |
Obama Ups Ante on PHEVs in Candidates' Plug-In Race |
| 07/13/08: |
Andy Grove in Washington Post; Volt, Tesla Other Reports |
| 07/09/08: |
Andy Grove@PlugIn2008; PHEVs@Hybridfest; Cascadia in September |
| 07/06/08: |
Mainstream Media Jaw-Droppers: Kiplinger and Car & Driver; WSJ vs. BizWeek on Volt |
| 07/01/08: |
Obama/McCain/GM/Ford Maneuver for Support on PHEVs |
| 06/27/08: |
AP Interviews Andy Grove on PHEVs; PBS Newshour on Plug-In Cars |
| 06/23/08: |
Race for Plug-In Cars Shifts to Presidential Campaign; CalCars Responds |
| 06/20/08: |
Wall St.Journal, Toyota, Edmunds on Hybrid Paybacks |
| 06/20/08: |
Brookings/Google Conference Consolidates National Support for Plug-Ins |
| 06/19/08: |
Fire Incident Raises Conversion Safety Issues; Batteries Not Cause |
| 06/15/08: |
Chicago Battery Conference this Tuesday; Power-Up Presentations Online |
| 06/12/08: |
Has Buzz Overstated News of Toyota's PHEV Production Plans? |
| 06/12/08: |
GE in PHEVs as 3 US Automakers Get DOE Funds |
| 06/10/08: |
Tech Giants Andy Grove and John Gage Promote PHEVs |
| 06/05/08: |
Toyota Dealers Break Ranks with Company, Offer Conversions |
| 06/04/08: |
GM's Chevy Volt Is a "Go" -- Production Vehicle, in Showrooms in 2010 |
| 05/24/08: |
Stunning Roster at June PHEV Conference in DC Shows Broad Support |
| 05/16/08: |
Conferences: Plug-In 2008 Agenda Available |
| 05/16/08: |
Automakers: Nissan in Race; Chevy Volt and Fisker Karma on Roads |
| 05/02/08: |
Conversions/Warranties: A123/Hymotion/Toyota/Hybrids Plus/Compact Power |
| 05/02/08: |
Wall St. Journal: Validation of Plug-in Cars Despite Negative Headline |
| 05/01/08: |
Events: Washington State Conf; MakerFaire Sat-Sun; "Big Solar" Weds |
| 04/27/08: |
First Crash-Tested Mass-Produced PHEV Conversions from Hymotion/A123 |
| 04/22/08: |
Gov. Schwarzenegger's Second Close PHEV Encounter |
| 04/21/08: |
Tues: Washington DC Briefing; TV: Nova & Car Talk's Tom & Ray on PHEVs |
| 04/21/08: |
CleanTech/Academic/Green Car Communities Mourn Alex Farrell |
| 04/17/08: |
Google's Earth Day Promotion Includes CalCars |
| 04/15/08: |
Small Carmakers: BYD,Fisker to Europe; Tesla Sues Fisker |
| 04/11/08: |
Major PHEV Conferences: Washington State May 8-9, San Jose July 22-24, DC June 11-12 |
| 04/07/08: |
Climate Crisis: WeCanSolveIt Omits PHEVs; Jeffrey Sachs/Andew Revkin/Joe Romm Don't |
| 04/07/08: |
What Happened at CA Air Resources Board on ZEV? You Decide! |
| 04/02/08: |
Global Enviro Organization WWF Strongly Endorses Plug-In Cars |
| 03/29/08: |
Joe Romm on "Peak Oil" and Future Solutions |
| 03/26/08: |
PHEV News Roundup + June 11-12 Date for Major DC Policy Conference |
| 03/26/08: |
Air Resources Board: News/Statistical Analysis |
| 03/26/08: |
CalCars Wins Aspen Award for Environmental Innovation |
| 03/25/08: |
GM's Lutz Overlooks Electricity, Favors Vast Ethanol Expansion |
| 03/21/08: |
Automotive XPrize Sets $10M Purse from Progressive Insurance |
| 03/21/08: |
GM Goes 80% Hybrid? Lutz Sees PHEVs Sooner. GM-Volt Forum |
| 03/20/08: |
Google Launches RechargeIT Blog with Position on ZEV Hearings |
| 03/18/08: |
CA Air Resources Board Needs to Hear from Plug-In Advocates |
| 03/17/08: |
Volvo+Saab Join on PHEVs; Correction: Toyota IQ not a PHEV; Volt Feedback |
| 03/16/08: |
Detroit Free Press Surveys Candidates; Coke & Duke Energy Joint PHEV Project; |
| 03/10/08: |
Google & Others Call for Renewable Tax Credit Extension |
| 03/10/08: |
Water Alarm: Whacky Media Criticism of PHEVs |
| 03/10/08: |
Book, Articles, Profiles, Videos; Woolsey + Rybak Get PHEVs |
| 03/08/08: |
Ron Gremban's Technical Review of Series/Parallel PHEV Debate |
| 03/06/08: |
Toyota's Back in Race To Be First Major Company on PHEVs |
| 03/05/08: |
GM/Toyota Doubt Hydrogen; Mercedes/GM Go For Lithium in Standard Hybrids |
| 03/03/08: |
TED2008: 1500 Movers/Shakers Hear about PHEV Campaign |
| 02/27/08: |
More on SAE Conference from Motor Trend & CalCars |
| 02/27/08: |
Response from NRDC to USA Today Story |
| 02/26/08: |
PHEV Conversions Available in SF Bay Area, San Diego, Boulder & Australia |
| 02/26/08: |
USA Today's Misplaced Criticisms of PHEV Emissions |
| 02/20/08: |
Newest Flawed Concept: Gasoline from Greenhouse Gases + Clean Electricity |
| 02/20/08: |
PHEVs Analyzed/Debated at Society of Auto Engineers Event |
| 02/15/08: |
GM Continues Series vs. Parallel Hybrid Debate |
| 02/14/08: |
North Carolina Announces New PHEV Center |
| 02/04/08: |
Roundup: BMW Hydrogen to Electric; Tesla PHEV GM & Incentives; BYD Production; Honda's Doubts |
| 01/31/08: |
Europe's Major Reconsideration of Biofuels |
| 01/31/08: |
USA Today Test-Drives Prius/Ford PHEVs; Says 400 Priuses in Future Demo Fleet |
| 01/24/08: |
Wal-Mart CEO Touts PHEVs, Renault-Nissan EVs for Israel; Tesla PHEV? |
| 01/24/08: |
Events Preview: PHEVs in 2008 |
| 01/24/08: |
USDOE $10-$30M Project: Earlier Feb 13 Date for Round 1 Applications |
| 01/18/08: |
CalCars 2.0 Seeks Top Manager: Volunteer Then Paid Job |
| 01/18/08: |
Let's Start CalCars 2.0 to Open Multiple Plug-In Pathways |
| 01/17/08: |
Google.org Adds 3 More Initiatives on Climate Change, Poverty and Emerging Threats |
| 01/15/08: |
Roundup: Vue Delay, Chrysler Concepts; Nissan Nix; Khosla; Johnson Controls; Visionary/Electrovaya |
| 01/14/08: |
Kleiner-Perkins Invests in Fisker; VC Firms Race to Invest in Plug-Ins says WSJ |
| 01/13/08: |
PHEVs at Detroit: APS Extreme, Fisker, BYD |
| 01/13/08: |
Toyota Announces Commercial Demonstration PHEV Fleet |
| 01/11/08: |
BYD: PHEVs in China for Olympics; US in 2009-10; WSJ on Batteries |
| 01/09/08: |
GM: 2010 Volt? Cadillac PHEV; Electricity/Electronics; Larry Burns; New Blog |
| 01/08/08: |
Financial Times: Full Page on Plug-In Cars |
| 01/07/08: |
Montana's Gov. Schweitzer Touts PHEVs/V2G at Nat'l Gov Assn Summit |
| 01/07/08: |
US Energy Dept Offers $10-$30+ Million for PHEV Demo Programs |
| 01/02/08: |
5 Zingers on Climate Crisis: McKibben/Romm on Parts/Million; SciAm on Solar; Newsweek on Adaptation; Globe & Mail on PHEVs |
| 01/02/08: |
Toyota Batteries, Honda Doubts, Wired Cover, Lutz in Newsweek, Odyne-Dueco Trucks |
| 12/20/07: |
EVS-23 PHEV Workshop Presentations Online; EDTA Summarizes Energy Bill |
| 12/19/07: |
Hyundai Considering PHEVs; Toshiba Buzz Raises Battery Expectations |
| 12/13/07: |
Saab and Volvo to Partner on PHEV Pilot Program |
| 12/13/07: |
Help CalCars Build the PHEV Tipping Point |
| 12/12/07: |
Ethanol Replaces Hydrogen in PHEV Faceoffs |
| 12/12/07: |
Media Catch-Up: Selected PHEV News & Developments |
| 12/10/07: |
Al Gore's Nobel Speech/Lester Brown's Plan B 3.0 Book |
| 12/01/07: |
NYTimes' Friedman: Hope from Google, MIT; McKinsey's Promising Report |
| 12/01/07: |
Intel's Andy Grove: GE Should Build Electric Cars |
| 11/27/07: |
Google's Stunning New Initiative: Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal |
| 11/23/07: |
Weekend Thoughts: Patrick Mazza on Climate Change/Ulf Bossel on Energy |
| 11/21/07: |
Aptera and Fisker Taking Reservations: PHEVs From 2 Small Companies |
| 11/20/07: |
Schwarzenegger/GreenCarAward/CA Policy on Plug-Ins |
| 11/19/07: |
Report from GM Briefing on Chevy Volt |
| 11/18/07: |
Andy Frank's Patents Now Available for Licensing |
| 11/16/07: |
Events: SF Auto Show (AAA Greenlight Grant); Sunnyvale Toyota; Berkeley Conf Update; No Bali |
| 11/15/07: |
LA Auto Show Summary + Today's Public Conversion |
| 11/13/07: |
Audi's PHEV Concept; Volkswagen Research Chief Criticizes Fuel Cells |
| 11/12/07: |
Ford's and Toyota's Test PHEVs: Dueling Deliveries by Carmakers |
| 11/10/07: |
California Leaps Ahead: PHEV Center: 100-Household Test; Early Driver Report; Air Resources Board Evolution |
| 11/09/07: |
Don't Miss PHEV Day Dec 2 Anaheim at EVS-23: Registration Now Open |
| 11/07/07: |
GM's Lutz Confirms Goal: 60-100K Volt PHEVs |
| 11/07/07: |
Silicon Valley: New Detroit of Plug-In Cars? + Wrightspeed's Direction |
| 11/05/07: |
Toyota Continues Backslide: Even Lithium May Not Be Enough |
| 10/29/07: |
U.S. News Cover Story on Energy; Battery Leasing Startup; VMWare's CEO on PHEVs |
| 10/26/07: |
Journalists Test Drive Toyota's PHEVs; Code Changes May Affect Converters |
| 10/26/07: |
Seattle Agencies + Idaho Lab in Demo Project w/13 Conversions |
| 10/24/07: |
Berkeley/Stanford Conference Nov.19 + Santa Cruz This Sat |
| 10/24/07: |
Key US Officials Get V2G Demo: Report by John Wellinghoff |
| 10/23/07: |
Honda Nixes PHEVs; Toyota Retreats on PHEVs; Nissan/Honda Tout EVs |
| 10/23/07: |
Break Through: A Must-Read Book on Vision & Strategy |
| 10/22/07: |
World's First V2G Demo: Xcel/Hybrids Plus/V2Green/US Lab+Ford Escape Hybrids |
| 10/17/07: |
Iceland's First Steps Toward Plug-In Cars -- with Global Implications |
| 10/16/07: |
Major Events & News Coverage Catchup |
| 10/06/07: |
Toyota Blogs vs. NYTimes' T. Friedman on Fuel Economy |
| 10/03/07: |
Union of Concerned Scientists: PHEVs Unproven -- Let's Focus on Less Gas |
| 10/02/07: |
Get Your PHEV Books: Freeman Inslee Vaitheeswaran Carson Sandalow |
| 10/01/07: |
Roundup of News on PHEVs: Major Media/Online/TV |
| 10/01/07: |
Korin & Woolsey "Turning Oil into Salt" -- The Subtleties of Energy Independence |
| 09/28/07: |
Silicon Valley Leadership Group "OurPower.org" to Enlist 100 Execs for PHEV Conversions |
| 09/28/07: |
Rocky Mountain Institute's PHEV Exploratory Project |
| 09/27/07: |
Conversion News: First in Texas in Oct; 1620-Mile PHEV tank; Video/Media |
| 09/25/07: |
Toyota Continues Open Technical Discussions on PHEV Designs |
| 09/20/07: |
GM's Bob Lutz: Future for EVs "Unlimited" -- Volt Media Previews 2008; Sales 2010-11 |
| 09/19/07: |
Harris/AutoTECHCAST Poll: 27% Want PHEVs |
| 09/13/07: |
Toyota VP Continues Discussion: Is Parallel or Series PHEV Better? |
| 09/12/07: |
Google.org's RechargeIT $10 Million Request For Proposals |
| 09/11/07: |
Toyota Won't Fght GM to Be First with PHEV; Aims to Be Best |
| 09/11/07: |
GM: Opel PHEV; Volt on Road in 2008; Exploring Battery Leasing |
| 09/11/07: |
AEP: Large Utility to Store Wind Power in Batteries: Sees PHEV/V2G Future |
| 09/10/07: |
Nilar Stars at CMP's Boston TechMash Do-It-Yourself Conversion Sept 19-20 |
| 09/07/07: |
Promising News from PHEV Startups: Fisker | Visionary Vehicles | Venture Vehicles |
| 09/06/07: |
Correction: It's Ford that Owns Volvo, Not GM |
| 09/06/07: |
GM's Volvo's New PHEV Concept: ReCharge |
| 09/06/07: |
Toyota Adds Europe to Small PHEV Prototype Program |
| 09/04/07: |
Toyota Touts Parallel PHEVs vs. GM Series E-Flex/Volt |
| 09/02/07: |
Iceland Gets a PHEV for Sept. Int'l Conference |
| 09/02/07: |
Toyota + French Utility | Bali-Australia: A PHEV at Climate Crisis Event? |
| 09/01/07: |
Clips: GM Radio | PRIUPS | MacCready | Hummer/Prius| IEEE | TechReview | Environomics |
| 08/31/07: |
Environmental Groups on PHEVs: Sierra/UCS/NRDC |
| 08/28/07: |
IEE PHEV Sept 19 PHEV Symposium in DC+Position Paper |
| 08/25/07: |
Toyota Muses about Market Size for $5-$10K PHEV Increment |
| 08/23/07: |
New PHEVs: Ford Escape/Eaton Utiity Truck/Army/Mercedes by Siemens/Sprinter Expansion |
| 08/23/07: |
WS Journal: Low Carbon German Cars: PHEVs Far Off? |
| 08/22/07: |
Malcolm Bricklin's EVWorld.com Interview |
| 08/22/07: |
Bloomberg: GM Could Build 30-60,000 Volts in Year 1 |
| 08/22/07: |
"Green Cowboy" David Freeman's New Book on Energy Independence |
| 08/21/07: |
"Wannabe a PHEV" Bumper Stickers/License Plate Holders |
| 08/20/07: |
Ford Staffs Up to Stay in PHEV Race |
| 08/20/07: |
Plug-In Partners Update/Kristof in NYTimes/Re-Stating Goals |
| 08/17/07: |
Daily Green & BlueEgg: Websites Open with PHEVs |
| 08/17/07: |
New PHEV fans: David Cole/Gun Owners/Robert Samuelson |
| 08/16/07: |
GM and its Battery Suppliers Look at Battery Leasing Scenarios |
| 08/16/07: |
Toyota & Race for PHEVs: Battery Delays |
| 08/16/07: |
GM & the Race for PHEVs: New Front-Runner? |
| 08/08/07: |
Events: Napa Valley Schoolbus This Fri. / Conversion in Boston in Sept. |
| 08/06/07: |
Media See 2 "Races:" for PHEVs and V2G |
| 08/06/07: |
House Energy Bill: Up to $4,000 Tax Credit for Plug-In Cars |
| 08/05/07: |
Wall St Jrnl: Who Wouldn't Want This? SF Chronicle: Ferrari of Hybrids |
| 08/03/07: |
Toyota Engages w/PHEV Advocates on Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) |
| 08/02/07: |
6 Books on Plug-In Hybrids: Beach Reading? |
| 08/02/07: |
Resources on Coal & Climate Crisis |
| 08/02/07: |
Automotive X-Prize: 31 Teams at Starting Gate |
| 07/31/07: |
Possible World PHEV Fueling Record: 1307 Miles on One Tank |
| 07/31/07: |
Short Video and Conference Report on Toyota PHEV |
| 07/31/07: |
Environmental Defense Fund's First Take on PHEVs |
| 07/30/07: |
PHEVs in the Media: Bay Area/National Round-Up |
| 07/27/07: |
Calcars' Technical Analysis of Toyota's PHEV Prototype by Ron Gremban |
| 07/26/07: |
Battery-Electrics/PHEVs Converging: Tesla/Think Consider Small Engines |
| 07/26/07: |
Toyota's VP Miller Tips Hat to Prius Converters |
| 07/26/07: |
A123Systems' Stunning Offer to Expand Conversions |
| 07/25/07: |
Toyota's Press Release & Partial Specifics for its PHEV |
| 07/25/07: |
Toyota First w/PHEVs in US & Japan--8 Mile Ni-MH Electric Range |
| 07/20/07: |
Report: PHEV from Toyota Within a Month? More Unclear Specifics... |
| 07/20/07: |
Co-op America's Magazine: PHEVS Are Cover Story |
| 07/19/07: |
Report Toyota PHEV Road Test in Japan + Possible Unveiling in Fall |
| 07/19/07: |
EPRI-NRDC Definitive Study: PHEVs Will Reduce Reduce Emissions If Broadly Adopted |
| 07/18/07: |
San Diego Welcomes PHEV Conversions; Union of Concerned Scientists Clueless |
| 07/17/07: |
San Diego Gas & Electric's PHEVs: Public Conversion Weds July 18 |
| 07/17/07: |
2 Reports: Toyota to Announce More on PHEVs? |
| 07/13/07: |
Inflammatory Language Follows House Hearing on Conversions |
| 07/13/07: |
Australian About-Face on PHEVs; Spanish + Swedish Pages |
| 07/12/07: |
Automakers Criticize Incentives for Aftermarket Conversions |
| 07/10/07: |
Ford/Edison Media Roundup: CALSTART/USAToday/Reuters/GreenCarCongress/EVWorld/AP/Blogs |
| 07/09/07: |
CalCars Statement on Ford- Edison Pact + Announcement Text |
| 07/09/07: |
One Ford Escape PHEV + 20 More to Southern CA Edison: AP First Report |
| 07/08/07: |
Detroit Free Press: New Technologies Save Some Auto Parts Suppliers |
| 07/07/07: |
Dream PHEV Headline by Ford/Edison Monday |
| 07/03/07: |
PHEVs International: Events in Manitoba, Reykjavik, and Beyond |
| 07/03/07: |
PHEVs Highlight 2nd Hybridfest in Madison Wisconsin July 22 |
| 07/01/07: |
Sunday Morning Video (Kramer) + Op-Ed (Marshall/Agnew) |
| 06/30/07: |
PHEV Advanced in House of Representatives Last Week |
| 06/29/07: |
PG&E's ClimateSmart Includes Bonus: Donations to Calcars |
| 06/29/07: |
Toyota Reveals Concerns on Prius Conversions |
| 06/27/07: |
Make Faire: PHEV in Houston; CalCars Gets Unusual Donation; DIY Documentation advances |
| 06/26/07: |
PHEV Investment Opportunity: $500K in Chicago |
| 06/26/07: |
US Energy Dept Report + Presentations Move PHEV Plans Forward |
| 06/25/07: |
Final Senate Energy Bill Includes Many DRIVE Act PHEV Prrovisions |
| 06/22/07: |
RechargeIT Launch: V2G Demo by Proudfoot and Reicher |
| 06/22/07: |
RechargeIT Launch: What Brilliant/Vieau/Beavers/Whitmore/Brin Said |
| 06/21/07: |
Google's RechargeIT.org: Media Roundup & Photos |
| 06/19/07: |
RechargeIT + Enterprise Rent-A-Car = Google Fleet |
| 06/18/07: |
Google Launches RechargeIT: 100+ PHEVs, $1M Grants, $10M Investments |
| 06/17/07: |
Clean Tech Book Touts PHEVs; New Website Features |
| 06/17/07: |
PHEVs Going International: Europe's Avere Conference |
| 06/17/07: |
Senators Hatch, Cantwell, Obama: PHEV Plan for Energy Bill |
| 06/17/07: |
Race for First on PHEVs: Toyota Lags; GM Closes In; Honda Drops a Hybrid |
| 06/13/07: |
Report Toyota Will Delay Lithium Battery Intro in Hybrids |
| 06/11/07: |
PG&E First to Commit to Buying Used Plug-In Batteries |
| 06/10/07: |
GM Moves Ahead on Batteries for Volt; What To Call PHEVs |
| 05/31/07: |
How the Air Resources Board Can Speed the Arrival of PHEVs: Our Proposal |
| 05/31/07: |
Toyota Roundup: News from Execs Press, Reinert, Takimoto, Rodland, Smith |
| 05/16/07: |
Air Resources Board Staff Proposes Allocations for $25M funding |
| 05/11/07: |
Next Weekend: Public PHEV Conversion@Maker Faire San Mateo: Bigger/Better Year2 |
| 05/10/07: |
Washington State Leaps Ahead in PHEV Awareness |
| 05/04/07: |
Utilities Endorse PHEV/V2G Combo at Cambridge Energy Research Conference |
| 05/03/07: |
A123Systems Battery Co Acquires Hymotion Conversion Co |
| 05/02/07: |
Help CalCars Make PHEVs Immediate -- Not Just Inevitable |
| 05/02/07: |
CalCars Receives Google.org Grant to Promote Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Education |
| 05/02/07: |
Three Major PHEV Events in May: Seattle/Austin/Wenatchee: Sign Up for 1 or 2 |
| 05/01/07: |
A123Systems Reveals 2008 Conversion Plans; Senate Finance Committee is Focus of |
| 04/29/07: |
Internationall Live Call-In Show Monday on Hybrids/PHEVs |
| 04/27/07: |
James Woolsey's Brilliant Congressional Testimony |
| 04/26/07: |
Popular Mechanics Cover Story on PHEVs |
| 04/26/07: |
A/V Catchup: Lee Iacocca/Tom Friedman/Step It Up/V2G/Sherry Boschert |
| 04/26/07: |
PHEV News Catchup: Buses/Phoenix/Hymotion Acquisition?/DIY Diesel/Sprinter/Minnesota Study |
| 04/24/07: |
Battery Development: US Energy Dept: $14M; Nissan/NEC joint venture: $4M |
| 04/23/07: |
PHEVs Emerge as Nearest Technology in Long-Awaited ZEV Tech Review by Air Resources Board of CA |
| 04/14/07: |
Malcolm Bricklin on His PHEV Plans: Business Week Interview |
| 04/13/07: |
GM: Saturn Vue PHEV by end of '09? Plus Conflicting Reports on Volt |
| 04/13/07: |
Wall St. Journal Highlights US-Japan Competition for PHEV Batteries; Shows A123 Prius |
| 04/12/07: |
Be Sure to Join a Step It Up Event Saturday -- Wherever You Are |
| 04/10/07: |
Ford & Detroit News Still Look Inept After White House Incident |
| 04/09/07: |
San Jose Mercury News: PHEV/V2G/Clean Car Focus |
| 04/08/07: |
Ford Joins Toyota/GM as "working to develop" a PHEV; Ford's Hydrogen PHEV Blooper |
| 04/04/07: |
Automotive X PRIZE Increases Pressure for 100 MPG Cars |
| 04/03/07: |
Busy April-May for PHEVs; Catch NPR Science Friday on PHEVs |
| 04/03/07: |
Supreme Court Ruling May Motivate Auto-Makers |
| 03/28/07: |
Ford Exec Lewis Booth Misses Points on PHEVs as He Talks About CO2+Europe |
| 03/28/07: |
Lester Brown: Diversion of Grain to Fuel Cars Raises World Food Prices |
| 03/26/07: |
GM's Lutz Disputes Detroit News Story: Not Backing Off Volt |
| 03/26/07: |
Re: Promoting PHEVs in Singapore |
| 03/26/07: |
PHEVs and Vehicle-To-Grid on Page 1 of Wall St. Journal |
| 03/23/07: |
Detroit News: GM tries to unplug Volt hype |
| 03/23/07: |
Fortune Features PG&E/PHEVs and Schwarzenegger in Green Issue |
| 03/23/07: |
Berkeley's Prof. Kammen: "PHEVs are going to be a bigger deal than biofuels" |
| 03/22/07: |
Silicon Valley Leadership Group/Plug-In Bay Area Launch Campaign |
| 03/21/07: |
Edmunds.com's PHEV Interviews with Andy Frank & Felix Kramer |
| 03/18/07: |
PHEVs in Toyota European Brochure; Company "Aggressively" Pursuing PHEVs |
| 03/18/07: |
Automakers Testify in Washington: DaimlerChrysler Touts Its PHEV |
| 03/18/07: |
GM's Blog on Media Briefinng Continues Dialogue |
| 03/18/07: |
E Magzine's Cover story: Cleaner, Greener Cars |
| 03/12/07: |
NYT Sunday Business Section Features GM/A123Systems |
| 03/12/07: |
GM's Media Briefing on PHEVs Offers Major Opportunity |
| 03/12/07: |
Edmunds.com Report on GM's Battery Briefing Confirms our view |
| 03/08/07: |
Visionary Vehicles/Malcolm Bricklin Endorse CalCars & PHEV Campaign |
| 03/06/07: |
Plugging Into the Grid by Joe Romm and Peter Fox-Penner/Public Policy Institute |
| 03/06/07: |
GM's Lutz Sees Production of Volt PHEV in 2010 |
| 03/05/07: |
Ford Cooperates with Quantum on Hybrid Conversions: South Coast Sponsors Escape + Prius Projects |
| 03/04/07: |
Energy Dept Releases Draft PHEV Roadmap |
| 03/04/07: |
Toyota Edges Closer on PHEVs with Consumer Reseach; Suggests Partnerships |
| 03/04/07: |
SF Chronicle Runs Sherry Boschert's PHEV Overview |
| 03/01/07: |
Bob Lutz Emphasizes GM's Commitment to PHEVs |
| 02/27/07: |
Wall St. Journal: French Postal Service Will Buy Tens of Thousands of EVs with PHEV Option |
| 02/27/07: |
TV News Star Revisits PHEVs: Chuck Scarborough, WNBC-NY Adds EVs This Time |
| 02/26/07: |
A123 Systems Announces "Battery Range Extender Modules" Strategy |
| 02/26/07: |
Toyota Confirms 2009 Model Lithium-Ion Prius -- No Talk of Plug But Promises of More Power |
| 02/24/07: |
Detroit News at Oscars: Hollywood Needs "Stretch Limo" Hybrids" |
| 02/23/07: |
Cleantech Venture Panel and Xcel on Electrification of Transportation |
| 02/23/07: |
PHEVs Hit Entertaiment Media via Orlando Bloom |
| 02/23/07: |
Bush Checks Out PHEV and EV on White House Lawn |
| 02/22/07: |
PHEVs at the Pre-Oscars "Green Carpet" by Global Green |
| 02/22/07: |
Toyota Reveals How Much Its Customers Want PHEVs; CalCars Suggests More Surveys & Disclosures |
| 02/21/07: |
Andy Frank in American Scientist: Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles for a Sustainable Future |
| 02/19/07: |
PHEVs at Pre-Oscars Global Green Event; New Mobile PHEV Tutorial |
| 02/18/07: |
NYTimes Magazine Cover Story on Toyota: "From 0 to 60 to World Domination" |
| 02/18/07: |
National Lab Researchers/Business Professor Urge PHEV Speedup |
| 02/15/07: |
PHEV and Tesla at Commonwealth Club Annual Dinner Feb 22 |
| 02/14/07: |
Energy Crossroads: Stanford March 1-3: Thomas Friedman, James Woolsey, others |
| 02/13/07: |
Watch Excellent KQED PHEVs Quest Show Online |
| 02/13/07: |
GM Spokesperson Half Agrees on "Start Now on PHEVs" |
| 02/11/07: |
Watch KQED-TV QUEST Tues; Radio's CA Report on Low Carbon Fuel Standard; GM Vote Update |
| 02/08/07: |
King County Exec/WA Lawmakers on PHEVs & Climate Crisis |
| 02/08/07: |
Toyota's 2008 Highlander Hybrid Enables "EV Button" |
| 02/06/07: |
We're at CleanTech Forum Feb 21 SF -- Top Venture Conference |
| 02/06/07: |
UC Davis PHEV Research Center Staff Announced |
| 02/05/07: |
This Week in Olympia, WA: PHEV Legislative Events with GM & King County Headliners |
| 02/05/07: |
US Budget Falls Short on PHEVs: Small Research Increase, Zero for Demo Fleets |
| 02/04/07: |
Plug-in Hybrid Truck (PHET) Workshop Feb 13 in Los Angeles by WestStart-CALSTART |
| 02/02/07: |
Sierra Club/Rep. Waxman Back ASES Global Warming Study Featuring PHEVs |
| 02/02/07: |
"Future Energy" Touts PHEVs: Book by Ex-Wall St. Journal Reporter Bill Paul |
| 02/02/07: |
Praying at the Pump: Ronald Minsk's Thoughtful NYTimes Op-Ed |
| 01/31/07: |
Washington: Media Reports; Senate Testimony; Dept of Energy's Karsner Press Conference |
| 01/30/07: |
Investor's Business Daily & Discovery Institute Urge Stronger Federal PHEV Commitment |
| 01/30/07: |
AutoNation, Southern CA Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric CEOs Talk Up PHEVs |
| 01/29/07: |
Battery News: A123/Electrovaya/LithiumTech/EEStor plus USA Today |
| 01/29/07: |
PHEV Media: San Diego Union Trib/NY Times/Christian Science Monitor |
| 01/29/07: |
DRIVE Act Introduced in House: 55+ Co-Sponsors for H.R.670 |
| 01/27/07: |
Plug-In Partners Anniversary Event Introduces "Cash-Back Plug-In" Concept |
| 01/24/07: |
Historic Presidential Executive Order Will Make Agencies PHEV Customers |
| 01/23/07: |
Response to State of the Union: Build "Good-Enough" PHEVs ASAP |
| 01/23/07: |
Ford's "Modular" PHEV: Like Volt, But Starts with Fuel Cell |
| 01/23/07: |
Brookings Institute Strongly Backs PHEVs in Sandalow Report |
| 01/23/07: |
GM's 30-Person Battery Team; BizWeek Sees Japanese Win on PHEVs |
| 01/22/07: |
Speaker/Location Update: EESI Plug-in Partners Anniversary Jan 23 in DC |
| 01/19/07: |
DaimlerChrysler Reminds Us It's Building PHEVs Now |
| 01/19/07: |
25 Senators Introduce DRIVE Act; House Version Follows: Successor to 2005-06 Bi-Partisan/Bi-Cameral Bill |
| 01/17/07: |
PG&E's CEO on PHEVs and Global Challenges |
| 01/17/07: |
Details on CalCars' Prius+/Escape Conversion Project |
| 01/17/07: |
Pacific National Lab's Surprising PHEV Study Released |
| 01/17/07: |
Ford Considering PHEVs, Says Hybrid Director Nancy Gioia |
| 01/17/07: |
Video of Chevy Volt |
| 01/11/07: |
GM Gets Feedback from its Own Website: 11,565 Customers |
| 01/11/07: |
Technology Review: Up-To-Date Report on Batteries for PHEVs |
| 01/10/07: |
PHEVs Help Launch Bill McKibben-Sponsored "Step It Up" Campaign on Global Warming |
| 01/10/07: |
Ford Announces It Has a PHEV Concept Car too; Freedom From Oil Criticizes GM+Ford |
| 01/10/07: |
Plug-in Partners Anniversary Celebration in DC Jan 23 sponsored by EESI |
| 01/10/07: |
Big 3 Seek Battery Subsidies -- Deliver White Paper Says Wall St. Journal |
| 01/10/07: |
Governor's Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Briefers Cite PHEVs |
| 01/09/07: |
Could China Deliver Affordable PHEV by 2009 with Malcolm Bricklin? |
| 01/09/07: |
Transcript of GM's Volt Launch Event: Wagoner & Lutz |
| 01/08/07: |
Red Herring and Edmunds.com on GM Volt |
| 01/08/07: |
Plug In America's Response to GM's Announcement |
| 01/08/07: |
Honda's Position on PHEVs Begins to Shift |
| 01/08/07: |
GM's Fastlane Video/Lowery Blog; Other GM Pages |
| 01/08/07: |
Important Reports on Volt by Makower and Bullis |
| 01/08/07: |
Senate Leaders' Bill Highlights PHEVs' Role |
| 01/07/07: |
Newsweek, UK Independent, Clean Break, Reuters, Detroit Free Press on GM Volt |
| 01/07/07: |
IEEE's Intro to Lithium Batteries for PHEVs |
| 01/07/07: |
16 Points about GM's Long-Awaited Breakthrough PHEVs |
| 01/06/07: |
London Times/Times/Detroit News/LA Times/Wired/GreenCarCongress on Volt |
| 01/06/07: |
Chevy Volt/Saturn Vue Are Start of Plug-In Hybrid Race--PHEV Concept at Detroit Auto Show |
| 01/05/07: |
NYT's Thomas Friedman Proposes "First Energy President" |
| 01/04/07: |
GM Picks First Battery Suppliers/Expects PHEV Prototypes This Year |
| 01/03/07: |
Cobasys and A123 Partner on Li-Ion Batteries |
| 01/03/07: |
Silicon Valley Leadership Group Promotes PHEVs/Plug-In Partners |
| 01/03/07: |
EVWorld Calls 2006 "Year of the Plug-In Hybrid" |
| 01/02/07: |
CalCars PHEV at Thursday Sacramento Public Event: Inaugural Kick-Off |
| 12/31/06: |
Hell and High Water: Joe Romm's new book |
| 12/31/06: |
Podtech Interview; Top 10 lists from Makower, Grist |
| 12/30/06: |
James Woolsey's Wall St. Journal Op Ed: Gentlemen, Start Your Plug-Ins |
| 12/28/06: |
MIT Technology Review Explores V2G; Summarizes the Year in Energy |
| 12/28/06: |
Join Our "Photo-Op" this Sat @12:15PM in San Francisco |
| 12/27/06: |
FLASH: Help Match $200,000 Donation to CalCars |
| 12/23/06: |
CEOs and Generals on Oil/Security/Energy Independence -- and PHEVs |
| 12/22/06: |
James Woolsey Speech; New President at Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers |
| 12/21/06: |
NYS Governor Announces Winners for PHEV Conversions |
| 12/20/06: |
Press Conference: Bush on PHEV Range; Sees Energy Bill Cooperation |
| 12/20/06: |
One Step Further toward Ford Escape PHEVs: Hybrids Plus Gets NYSERDA Contract |
| 12/20/06: |
PHEVs Made The Big Time in 2006: Year-End Review |
| 12/20/06: |
Help CalCars Get PHEVs on the Road in 2007 |
| 12/20/06: |
Entertaining & Significant Dan Neil Column on Hybrids/PHEVs |
| 12/16/06: |
$3M PHEV Research Program at Institute for Transportation Studies/UC Davis funded by CA Energy Commission |
| 12/15/06: |
Thomas Friedman: Wind/Cars/Texas: Better than Kyoto |
| 12/14/06: |
38 Senators/Reps Ask Administration for $90 Million for PHEVs |
| 12/13/06: |
Scientific American Talks to DOE Study Authors; Magazine Lists PHEVs in Top 50 Tech Leaders |
| 12/13/06: |
Demonstration Diesel PHEV--Converted DaimlerChrysler smart in London |
| 12/13/06: |
Plug-In Partners Update: 497 Partners Listed |
| 12/12/06: |
A123Systems Gets $15M US Battery Consortium Contract |
| 12/12/06: |
Hymotion Delivers PHEV to Fairfax County, Virginia |
| 12/11/06: |
NRDC's GlobalWarming Solutions Include PHEVs |
| 12/11/06: |
Energy Dept Says US Has Idle Capacity to Fuel PHEVs; Sees Wide Benefits |
| 12/11/06: |
Nissan to "accelerate development" of PHEVs/start lithium battery business |
| 12/08/06: |
Prius may become a brand; Toyota "wants PHEVs as much as anyone else" |
| 12/08/06: |
Globe&Mail: GM: was Edison right? auto-makers and climate change |
| 12/08/06: |
Marketplace and LA Times' Dan Neil: GM plugs into hybrid fever |
| 12/07/06: |
Blog: Entrepreneurs Adopt "Carbon Time" |
| 12/06/06: |
Edmunds.com: PHEVs: Who Saved the Electric Car? |
| 12/06/06: |
CEO/Entrepreneur/Engineer Dave Bagshaw is CalCars' New Senior Advisor |
| 12/06/06: |
Washington & SF Car Journalists Chronicle the Greening of US Automakers |
| 12/06/06: |
Japan's Mainichi News Reports on PHEVs |
| 12/05/06: |
EVWorld: Breakthrough 2007 on Batteries |
| 12/05/06: |
MIT Technology Review on GM/PHEVs |
| 12/05/06: |
Clean Edge's Agenda for Democrats Includes Clean Energy/PHEVs |
| 12/05/06: |
See Current Views of Car-Makers on PHEVs at Updated CalCars Page |
| 12/05/06: |
Plug-In Hybrids & PHEV Book in Los Angeles Area This Week |
| 12/04/06: |
More GM: Tyler Hamilton, Red Herring, Digg, Green Car Congress |
| 12/04/06: |
Wagoner: GM Wants to Be First on PHEVs; Analyst Says "Others Will Have to Follow" |
| 12/01/06: |
2004 and 2006 Interviews with Dave Hermance |
| 11/29/06: |
US News/World Report on Toyota/Hermance/Bush Interest |
| 11/29/06: |
Washington Post Quotes GM/Toyota/Asst Energy Sec Karsner |
| 11/29/06: |
GM is First Auto-Maker to Announce Plans for a Production Passenger Plug-In Hybrid |
| 11/29/06: |
Reuters: California 'green tuners' clamor for plug-in cars |
| 11/28/06: |
EPRI and Argonne National Laboratory Agree to Assess Commercial Viability of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles |
| 11/27/06: |
Toyota's Dave Hermance, Top Prius Engineer, Dies in Plane Crash |
| 11/27/06: |
ZDNet: Agencies Line Up For Plug-In Cars |
| 11/19/06: |
Now for Something Completely Different? Speculations on GM's Possible PHEV |
| 11/15/06: |
Southern CA Sierra Signs On to Fact Sheet to Promote PHEVs |
| 11/13/06: |
Our Newest PHEV Debuts at SF Int'l Auto Show -- Thanks to Auto Association |
| 11/13/06: |
Odyne: Long Island, NY PHEV Bus Company |
| 11/13/06: |
PHEVs at Center Stage at EDTA Washington Nov 28-30 |
| 11/10/06: |
Detroit News Picks Up GM Story on Planned PHEV |
| 11/09/06: |
GM Details Plans for a Serial PHEV |
| 11/08/06: |
GM Drops More Hints about PHEV Plans |
| 11/07/06: |
Natural Resources Defense Council's Evolving Views on PHEVs |
| 11/07/06: |
Toyota's Masatami Takimoto on PHEVs |
| 11/03/06: |
Amory Lovins/Rocky Mountain Institute warm to PHEVs |
| 11/01/06: |
We're on Yahoo's home page; Green Car Journal; Berkeley orders 40 PHEVs |
| 10/30/06: |
First PHEV Book: Pre-Order Now/Nov 12 in SF Buy/Hear Author Sherry Boschert |
| 10/30/06: |
UK Reports Focus on Costs/Costs of Global Warming: Inaction |
| 10/29/06: |
White Bird: New Prius Conversion in Washington's Chelan County |
| 10/27/06: |
GM's PHEV Project Gets Code Name: I-Car |
| 10/26/06: |
GE + A123 on "Battery-Dominant" Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus |
| 10/26/06: |
Wired Blog/EcoTalk Green Radio/Blogs:Heart of Green/Ecofabulous |
| 10/25/06: |
NY Times: Still Miles to Go for the Plug-In Vehicle |
| 10/24/06: |
PHEV Support Grows at CA Air Resources Board |
| 10/24/06: |
New poll for calcars-news |
| 10/24/06: |
Al Gore's First Ride in a Plug-In Hybrid |
| 10/22/06: |
Bill Clinton/Energy Dept/Daryl Hannah: Close Encounters of the PHEV Kind |
| 10/22/06: |
YesOn87: SF Bay Area Events in Threee-Week Countdown |
| 10/20/06: |
"Make History, Arnold!" say Thomas Friedman/NY Times |
| 10/20/06: |
Six Groups Offer CA State PHEV Plan |
| 10/19/06: |
Update on our "Do-It-Yourself" Prius conversion project |
| 10/18/06: |
Clean Tech Innovation panel Nov. 2 SF by UC Berkeley's Haas Alumni |
| 10/17/06: |
Readers' Letters about PHEVs after US News & World Report story |
| 10/16/06: |
Wall St. Journal's Detroit Bureau Chief Eyes Plug-In Hybrids |
| 10/16/06: |
Toronto Star: PHEVs on a Roll |
| 10/15/06: |
Silicon Valley Monday Event (with our PHEV); NYT's Tom Friedman on Energy Independence |
| 10/13/06: |
Top US Environmental Advisor Jim Connaughton's 156-MPG PHEV Ride |
| 10/12/06: |
Bush on PHEVs at Renewable Energy Conf in St. Louis |
| 10/11/06: |
David Morris on NYState's PHEV Program |
| 10/11/06: |
Top Auto Dealer AutoNation Joins Plug-In Partners |
| 10/11/06: |
A123 Batteries in Ontario Utility's Prius by Hymotion |
| 10/10/06: |
Speculation Continues about Mitsubishi's EV/PHEV Plans |
| 10/10/06: |
More comments from Toyota on PHEVs |
| 10/06/06: |
USA Weekend "Green Is Red Hot" on green cars |
| 10/06/06: |
Stanford's New $30M Energy Efficiency Institute w/James Sweeney as Director |
| 10/05/06: |
Progress or Breakthroughs at California Symposium on Zero Emission Vehicles |
| 10/03/06: |
GM's Bob Lutz Sees Plug-In Hybrids Coming in US Before Hydrogen or E-85 Infrastructure |
| 10/02/06: |
CalCars on History Channel "Modern Marvels" |
| 10/02/06: |
US News & World Report: "Plug for Hybrids" Long Story |
| 10/02/06: |
Toyota's Comments on PHEVs at Air Resources Board Hearing |
| 10/02/06: |
Key Board Member Proposes "Plug-In California Initiative" |
| 10/01/06: |
Forbes Mag. asks about batteries and PHEVs |
| 09/29/06: |
Experiences of 2 PHEV Early Drivers: Testimony to Air Resources Board ZEV Technology Symposium |
| 09/29/06: |
Sunday NY Times Reports on DaimlerChrysler's PHEV Sprinter Van |
| 09/28/06: |
GM's Lutz "we are also studying plug-in hybrid technology" |
| 09/25/06: |
Sacramento/Stanford Events; New Photos at CalCars |
| 09/25/06: |
Marin County: First Bay Area "Soft Order" for PHEVs |
| 09/24/06: |
ACEEE Blows Hot & Cold on PHEVs; Christian Science Monitor Reports |
| 09/24/06: |
AFP/Reuters Say Nissan to Build PHEV in 2010 |
| 09/19/06: |
Al Gore: PHEVs a "Particularly Promising" Global Warming Solution |
| 09/18/06: |
Colorado: Hybrids-Plus Displays PHEV with A123 Batteries |
| 09/18/06: |
Minnesota: Hymotion's First PHEV Prius Customer: HOURCAR |
| 09/18/06: |
Thinking About Lithium Batteries and Safety |
| 09/15/06: |
Modern Marvels: Renewable Energy on Cable Weds. Sept. 20 |
| 09/15/06: |
First Public Event for DaimlerChrysler's PHEV Prototype |
| 09/14/06: |
Google.org's Official Statement about Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Global Warming |
| 09/14/06: |
Google.org Plans Major Focus on Plug-In Hybrids |
| 09/13/06: |
Lester Brown/Washington Post: Starving the People To Feed the Cars |
| 09/12/06: |
Chicago Ford Escape PHEV Project Gets Utility Partner + Funding |
| 09/12/06: |
AutoNation's CEO: #1 Dealer Wants To Sell PHEVs |
| 09/11/06: |
EVS-22: Automakers+Converters: No Longer "Choose Us or Them" |
| 09/08/06: |
Responses to CalCars' New Company Announcement |
| 09/05/06: |
Will CalCars Start a PHEV Company? |
| 09/03/06: |
PG&E's Demo PHEV Starts Making News |
| 09/02/06: |
Toyota Says Wait 10 Years for Affordable Plug-In Hybrids |
| 09/02/06: |
5 Million Customers Get PG&E PHEV Pitch in the Mail |
| 09/02/06: |
CalCars/Tesla/Nanoexa @Stanford Sept 26 |
| 08/31/06: |
Celebrate AB 32: We May Have Helped on Global Warming Bill |
| 08/31/06: |
Silicon Valley CEOs Endorse PHEVs for Energy Security |
| 08/30/06: |
E2+NRDC Present: Toyota/CalCars/Tesla at Microphone and in Parking Lot |
| 08/30/06: |
Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Sen. Feinstein for PHEVs |
| 08/25/06: |
Key California Leader Terry Tamminen Endorses PHEVs |
| 08/24/06: |
Promote PHEVs with Your Op-Ed/ Letter to Editor: Here's an Example |
| 08/23/06: |
Joel Makower on PHEVs/EVs in TreeHugger |
| 08/22/06: |
Ethanol and the Food vs.Fuel Debate |
| 08/22/06: |
GM/BMW/Daimler Dual-Mode Hybrid: Twice What's Necessary |
| 08/21/06: |
Landmark Scientific American Issue Includes PHEVs |
| 08/21/06: |
Clean-Tech Advocates Urge California Global Warming Leadership |
| 08/18/06: |
NYS Offers $10M PHEV Conversion Contract |
| 08/18/06: |
Alliance Bernstein says PHEV are "game-changing technology" |
| 08/17/06: |
Study: 49% Would Consider Buying a PHEV |
| 08/15/06: |
Forbes: Prepare to Plug in for 100-mpg Hybrids |
| 08/15/06: |
Ford Bold Moves Website Includes PHEV Proponent |
| 08/08/06: |
When Can I Buy a Plug-In Prius? EVWorld's Reporter Tries For Answers |
| 08/04/06: |
PHEVs on CNN Radio Special "Feeling The Heat" + other media |
| 08/03/06: |
Pacific Gas&Electric will promote PHEVs to Millions of Customers |
| 08/02/06: |
Bay Area Reminder: Wednesday: Tamminen & Others at Forum |
| 08/02/06: |
NYState Uses PHEVs to Attract Industry, Earmarks $10M for Conversions |
| 07/31/06: |
Everybody Loves Plug-Ins: National Endorsements for PHEVs |
| 07/30/06: |
Automotive X-Prize Website Launches, Includes Important Survey |
| 07/30/06: |
American Petroleum Institute Weighs In |
| 07/28/06: |
Detroit News: President/DaimlerChrysler/Toyota/Argonne Labs weigh in |
| 07/27/06: |
Is Toyota Edging Closer or Cooling Immediate Hopes? |
| 07/27/06: |
CNN & Wall St Journal: Automakers Focus on PHEV Costs |
| 07/24/06: |
Plug-In Bay Area Launches w/Aug. 2 Public Event |
| 07/20/06: |
Victory Party or Tipping Point for Plug-In Hybrids? -- New Blog Entry |
| 07/20/06: |
Hybridfest in Madison, WI this weekend features PHEVs |
| 07/20/06: |
The 100-mpg car is coming = highest-ranked story at MSN.com |
| 07/19/06: |
Tesla Motors Unveils All-Electric Roadster Tonight |
| 07/19/06: |
Toyota moves to corner the 'plug-in' market, headlines the Christian Science Monitor |
| 07/18/06: |
Toyota Inches Further Toward PHEVs |
| 07/13/06: |
He Ain't Heavy; He's My Plug-In Hybrid Dump Truck (or Bus) |
| 07/12/06: |
VIPV: Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics |
| 07/11/06: |
More Greenspan love; Don't forget Plug In Partners |
| 07/10/06: |
AAA Greenlight Initiative Rally and Our New Photoblog |
| 07/06/06: |
Former "CA Energy Czar" S. David Freeman Champions PHEVs; WashCars? |
| 07/05/06: |
PHEV Battery Forum 7/12 - S. Coast Air Quality Mgmt District |
| 07/05/06: |
"Who's Reviving the Electric Car?" and where to see "Who Killed..." |
| 06/30/06: |
Contacting CalCars in early July |
| 06/30/06: |
Kansas Senator Brownback on Plug-In Hybrids |
| 06/30/06: |
Transcript/film clip of Thomas Friedman's Addicted to Oil documentary |
| 06/30/06: |
House Science Committee OKs bill with $300M/year for PHEVs |
| 06/30/06: |
Ford's Hybrid Chief on Plug-In Hybrids |
| 06/29/06: |
Ford Retreats from Hybrid Goals in Favor of E85 Programs |
| 06/29/06: |
Environmental Entrepreneurs Looks to Electricity for Cars |
| 06/25/06: |
California South Coast Plug-In Hybrid Event |
| 06/24/06: |
Who Killed Electric Car gains increasing media attention to EVs and PHEVs |
| 06/23/06: |
Plug-In Partners After 6-Months: fleet orders, cities, states, utilities, companies join in |
| 06/23/06: |
Business 2.0 on Prius Conversions; NYTimes Op-Ed on Coal |
| 06/23/06: |
CNN Money gets comments from another GM spokesperson on PHEV views |
| 06/23/06: |
FLASH: GM hopes to have a PHEV at Detroit Auto Show |
| 06/22/06: |
Events: Nat'l Solar Conference has Major PHEV Focus; Friedman Sat |
| 06/22/06: |
California Clean Energy Campaign Qualifies for November Statewide Ballot |
| 06/20/06: |
Co-op America Quarterly touts "growing movement" for PHEVs |
| 06/20/06: |
Popular Mechanics highlights Prius conversion from EDrive and EAA-PH |
| 06/19/06: |
Industry media report on Ford & Toyota views on PHEVss |
| 06/19/06: |
Toyota sees $7,000 price gap for PHEVs |
| 06/19/06: |
KTVU: San Francisco to get PHEV/solar/wind ferryboat |
| 06/16/06: |
NRDC's Hwang & LA Times' Neil on Energy Source Winners & Losers |
| 06/15/06: |
Popular Science Ranks PHEVs #3 on 10 Energy Technologies |
| 06/14/06: |
Electric Car Film's Director Talks about PHEVs on PBS Now! |
| 06/14/06: |
PHEVs in Thomas Friedman "Addicted to Oil" Documentary, airing June 24 on Discovery Cable |
| 06/14/06: |
Forbes Editor Cals for Carbon Tax |
| 06/14/06: |
Are PHEVs Coming or Far Away? Toyota Won't Say |
| 06/13/06: |
Toyota's Welcome But Timid Start on PHEVs |
| 06/12/06: |
Minnesota: unanimous public official support/media goes all-out on PHEVs |
| 06/12/06: |
The Economist: Plugging into the future -- further signals PHEVs' significance |
| 06/08/06: |
Alan Greenspan supports plug-in hybrids |
| 06/07/06: |
Illinois Rep. Biggert Endorses Plug-In Partners at Regional PHEV Hearings |
| 06/07/06: |
Global Warming: what's next after you see "An Inconvenient Truth" |
| 06/07/06: |
US Energy Dept's 2 days on PHEVs + surprising PHEV poll results. |
| 06/05/06: |
U.S. Conference of Mayors Unanimously Endorse PHEVs+Plug-In Partners |
| 06/05/06: |
Two new PHEV videos: Treehugger and coverage of DC |
| 06/05/06: |
Commonwealth Club June 29: Kramer/Slocum/Kamen in San Francisco |
| 06/05/06: |
Union of Concerned Scientists engineer tries our PHEV |
| 05/30/06: |
Thomas Friedman: A Quick Fix for the Gas Addicts |
| 05/30/06: |
Robert Redford: Kicking the Oil Habit |
| 05/30/06: |
NY Times Editorial: Energy Shortage |
| 05/30/06: |
The Frankenstein Hybrid |
| 05/29/06: |
US Research Expert: PHEVs Soon Ready for Mass Production |
| 05/28/06: |
In Popular Mechanics fuel-type comparison, electricity wins |
| 05/26/06: |
EVWorld story & interview about DC trip |
| 05/26/06: |
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle on his PHEV drive |
| 05/26/06: |
SF Chronicle Op Ed / Sacramento Bee; Senators Salazar + Brownback |
| 05/25/06: |
Plug-In Partners: 3,300 new fleet "soft orders" |
| 05/25/06: |
Articles: Technology Review on PHEVs in DC; CNET on Hacking Prius |
| 05/24/06: |
Tom Friedman on plug-in hybrids on PBS Charlie Rose Show |
| 05/24/06: |
Seattle PHEV event June 1 and Seattle Times Op-Ed |
| 05/23/06: |
More from DC: Hillary Clinton / House Hearings / Photos+ Blog |
| 05/23/06: |
Recent Ford News re PHEVs: Golightly / Watson / Miller |
| 05/22/06: |
First Washington Report / TV Mon PM / Volunteer Full-Time? |
| 05/22/06: |
Andy Frank's Trinity PHEV at UC Davis unveiled |
| 05/18/06: |
CalCars/DC Trip: San Francisco Chronicle |
| 05/18/06: |
CalCars/DC Trip: San Jose Mercury News / Detroit Free Press |
| 05/17/06: |
Associated Press story on House PHEV hearings today |
| 05/17/06: |
We're having an amazing time in Washington, DC |
| 05/16/06: |
Blogs echo CalCars/Frank request to Ford to allow pilot program |
| 05/16/06: |
What should Bush say to the Big Three? Chicago Tribune Op-Ed by Gal Luft |
| 05/16/06: |
Press Advisory: 100mpg Plug-in hybrid to debut in Washington DC |
| 05/15/06: |
Our Car On Its Way to DC + 2 Surprises |
| 05/15/06: |
Plug-In Hybrids Can Go the Distance: We'll Be In DC |
| 05/14/06: |
Bill Ford's comments when asked about plug-in hybrids at shareholders meeting |
| 05/14/06: |
Tour De Sol rally includes several PHEVs |
| 05/13/06: |
We're within sight of $25K. Also: volunteer wanted: HTML/InDesign |
| 05/13/06: |
One-day real-life MPG and costs with my one-month-old Prius... |
| 05/11/06: |
"Send a PHEV to DC" Day 3: 100% MATCH if you contribute now |
| 05/11/06: |
Our Press Release Welcoming Ford's Statement of "Keen" Interest in PHEVs |
| 05/11/06: |
Proposed "partnership for Ford to take the lead on innovation in plug-in hybrids"
CalCars reveals six months of negotation with Ford re: plug-in hybrid development |
| 05/11/06: |
Ford considering plug-in hybrids: shareholders meeting reports |
| 05/10/06: |
10.net 3-Minute Video on Maker Faire: One of the Best! |
| 05/10/06: |
Hear Ford Shareholder Meeting Thurs 9AM EST |
| 05/10/06: |
"Send a PHEV to DC" Day 2: We're at 40% |
| 05/09/06: |
Best Opportunity Yet: Help Send CalCars' Car to Washington |
| 05/09/06: |
Republicans for Environmental Protection: opinion piece |
| 05/09/06: |
"Change Your World:" 30-second commercial for PHEVs |
| 05/07/06: |
Christian Science Monitor: The next X-Prize: How about a 250 mpg car? |
| 05/06/06: |
Watch CNN report on Maker Faire Sunday -- or online anytime |
| 05/06/06: |
CBS 60 Minutes: "The Ethanol Solution" -- Sunday May 7, 2006 |
| 05/06/06: |
More in LA Times editorial page on plug-in hybrids |
| 05/05/06: |
Maker Faire story told by team member Amanda Kovattana |
| 05/04/06: |
Plug-In Partners urges Congress to Convert Postal Fleet to Plug-in Hybrids |
| 05/04/06: |
NREL's future vision: vehicle-to-grid/renewable communities |
| 05/03/06: |
Firefly Lead Acid: More Possible PHEV Batteries |
| 05/02/06: |
CalCars at Acterra Palo Alto, Tues, May 9, 7-9PM |
| 05/01/06: |
AFS Trinity: PHEV with battery + ultracapacitor |
| 05/01/06: |
Our Maker Faire Seattle car is running as a PHEV |
| 04/30/06: |
NRDC vehicles director endorses plug-in hybrids |
| 04/30/06: |
Red Herring interviews EDrive's Greg Hanssen |
| 04/29/06: |
Ford Investigating Plug-In Hybrids: Golightly interview at Green Car Congress |
| 04/29/06: |
LA Times Lead Editorial: From 0 to 60 in 40 Watts |
| 04/29/06: |
Wall St. Journal: Wake Up Call on US Energy Policy |
| 04/28/06: |
Harris Poll: 1/3 of US Car-Buyers Willing to Pay $9K More for Alternative Fuel Vehicles |
| 04/28/06: |
CNET: Plug in your hybrid, pollute less? |
| 04/28/06: |
New EDrive FAQ includes new info |
| 04/28/06: |
Revised numbers from report on my MPG |
| 04/28/06: |
Why No Cars at Carmaker Summit? |
| 04/27/06: |
NYTimes' Thomas Friedman: Bush should push PHEV legislation |
| 04/26/06: |
CNET: Coming soon: Cars that get 100 miles per gallon |
| 04/25/06: |
CalCars @ New Living Expo Sun April 30 San Francisco |
| 04/25/06: |
Maker Faire Project Day 3: We Have Liftoff! |
| 04/24/06: |
Red Herring: Plug-In Hybrids get 100+ MPG |
| 04/24/06: |
Toyota Ratchets Up Plug-In Talk: Green Car Congress |
| 04/23/06: |
Weekend: Maker Faire Day 1; BETTAH Prize; Bush in Sacramento |
| 04/21/06: |
AlterNet: Driving Toward Energy Independence by Davis Morris |
| 04/20/06: |
Top Global Warming Resources
Overview of top global warming reports and resources |
| 04/20/06: |
CalCars at FutureSalon in Palo Alto tonight |
| 04/19/06: |
We're at top Sacramento legislative event April 29 |
| 04/19/06: |
Maker Faire in Bay Area community papers |
| 04/13/06: |
Our Team for "Convert a Prius" at Maker Faire April 22-23 |
| 04/13/06: |
San Francisco Movie Screening + Clean Car Cocktail Party Fri April 2 |
| 04/12/06: |
SF Bay Area Gets a Second PHEV
CalCars takes delivery of an EDrive/EnergyCS plug-in Prius. |
| 04/10/06: |
Look at Brazil to see how fast auto industry can change |
| 04/07/06: |
BETTAH Press Release from Americans for Energy Independence |
| 04/06/06: |
UC Berkeley RAEL study on ending imported oil |
| 04/05/06: |
EnergyCS/EDrive deliver first PHEV conversion
CalCars to take delivery of EDrive conversion next week |
| 04/05/06: |
UK's Amberjac Projects Creates 130 MPG Plug-In Hybrid Prius |
| 04/03/06: |
South Coast Air Quality Management District's Model Program for PHEVs |
| 04/02/06: |
Toyota now says PHEV batteries in 10 years |
| 03/31/06: |
NYTimes Auto Section on Electro Energy/CalCars PRIUS+ |
| 03/30/06: |
National Canadian Broadcast on PHEVs plus news story |
| 03/30/06: |
GM/Saab announce concept PHEV |
| 03/30/06: |
DaimlerChrysler officially announces Sprinter PHEV program |
| 03/29/06: |
We Launch BETTAH 90-Second Flash Online Movie |
| 03/28/06: |
Toyota's '07 Camry Reduces Premium for Hybrid Version |
| 03/27/06: |
Quantum and Former GM Executive Join PHEV Consortium |
| 03/23/06: |
Detroit Free Press: "Nationwide pep club" for PHEVs; Car-makers skeptical |
| 03/22/06: |
Minnesota Coalition wants its Ford plant to build PHEVs |
| 03/22/06: |
April 4 EESI Congressional Briefing: "Flexible-Fuel Plug-in Hybrids" |
| 03/20/06: |
Earth & Sky interviews Joseph Romm about future cars |
| 03/20/06: |
Automotive News Weekly: Bush Electrifies Plug-In Fans |
| 03/17/06: |
BMW plug-in hybrid prototype |
| 03/16/06: |
"We believe in plug-in hybrid batteries," President Bush tells Republicans |
| 03/16/06: |
Scientific American Validates PHEVs w/ Joseph Romm & Andy Frank Article |
| 03/12/06: |
PHEVs Gain Momenum since January |
| 03/10/06: |
Pres. Bush promotes PHEVs to diverse audiences |
| 03/09/06: |
Altairnano and Electro Energy to Partner on Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| 03/09/06: |
New X PRIZE for automotive innovation |
| 03/08/06: |
Senate Hearings: excerpts: Woolsey/Ford/Lovins/Verrastro (LONG) |
| 03/08/06: |
Andy Frank sums up the benefits and status of PHEVs |
| 03/07/06: |
Grist Magazine interviews Lester Brown |
| 03/06/06: |
E Magazine: Earthtalk on PHEVs |
| 03/05/06: |
Falls Church News Press (VA): Peak Oil/Electric+PHEVs/Batteries
"The Peak Oil Crisis: Your First Electric Car" |
| 03/05/06: |
Washington Post: An Energy Pearl Harbor? |
| 03/05/06: |
TreeHugger: PHEV Anatomy: What the Heck is it? |
| 03/04/06: |
Top Finance Committee Senators' Bill gives PHEVs same breaks as large SUVs |
| 03/01/06: |
Prius Makeover @ Maker Faire -- San Mateo -- Earth Day Weekend
CalCars to convert Prius into PHEV April 22-23 |
| 03/01/06: |
New York Times' Friedman: "Who's Afraid of a Gas Tax?" |
| 03/01/06: |
Wisconsin Radio: CalCars + London Electric Vehicles |
| 02/26/06: |
Knight-Ridder: Oil Independence Is Possible, but Does America Want It? |
| 02/26/06: |
CalCars & EnergyCS Receive Electric Auto Assn Award |
| 02/26/06: |
Sacramento Bee: The Carbohydrate Economy |
| 02/22/06: |
CalCars' New Global Warming Flyer/View ABC GMA video/New Talking Points |
| 02/21/06: |
Hymotion's PHEV Conversions for Prius and Escape Hybrids
Canadian company announces Prius and Ford Escape aftermarket conversions |
| 02/21/06: |
Pres Bush at Nat'l Renewable Energy Lab: excerpts |
| 02/21/06: |
Good Morning America + Fun from EVWorld's Editor
Felix interviewed on GMA re: President Bush's PHEV endorsements |
| 02/20/06: |
Massive Coverage of Bush + PHEVs; Watch Good Morning America Tuesday
Felix interviewed on GMA re: President Bush's PHEV endorsements |
| 02/20/06: |
President Bush's speech on PHEVs and CalCars' response |
| 02/20/06: |
White House Energy Initiative Paper: PHEVs + our car
Photo of CalCars' PRIUS+ featured in White House's policy paper |
| 02/20/06: |
Michigan and Colorado stories on Bush's visits |
| 02/17/06: |
Pres. Bush Endorses Plug-In Hybrids as "amazing technological breakthroughs" |
| 02/16/06: |
Prius-like EV button in Peugeot concept diesel hybrid |
| 02/16/06: |
USA Today: Army/Marines testing PHEV Humvees |
| 02/16/06: |
Ford's VP for Europe + Premiere Group supports PHEV research |
| 02/16/06: |
National Geographic: Addicted to Oil
Quotes UC Berkeley Energy Resources Group's Daniel Kammen and Alex Farrell |
| 02/15/06: |
Sacramento-Comstock's: Great Green Hope: Can PHEVs Save America? |
| 02/15/06: |
San Francisco Supervisors call for PHEVs in fleet |
| 02/15/06: |
USAA Mag: What a Ride
Good overview of hybrids and PHEVs and other ways to save fuel with any car. |
| 02/14/06: |
Washington Tech Review profiles Andy Frank/UC Davis |
| 02/13/06: |
SacBee Page 1: 'Addiction to oil' cure has a long way to go |
| 02/12/06: |
Blog excerpts from "Did Toyota Blunder?" posting |
| 02/12/06: |
Private Responses to "Did Toyota Blunder?" Posting & Blog |
| 02/12/06: |
PHEV Conference in Japan this Tuesday |
| 02/11/06: |
Joel Makower on hybrid controversies |
| 02/10/06: |
Blog: Did Toyota Blunder Today on NPR?
Comment at Felix's blog, Power, Plugs and People |
| 02/10/06: |
NPR All Things Considered + 2 related stories
CalCars on NPR; Toyota announces "biggest, boldest, badass truck" in their history. |
| 02/09/06: |
Wisconsin Op-Ed: 12-step program to break US oil addiction |
| 02/09/06: |
James Woolsey@Stephen Colbert: Jokes+Oil/Ethanol/PHEVs
Woolsey promotes PHEVs on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" |
| 02/08/06: |
Educational media: Harvard Crimson and Weekly Reader on PHEVs |
| 02/08/06: |
PHEVs and Global Warming / Evangelicals on Global Warming
PHEV endorsement from James Hansen; Evangelicals for Global Warming |
| 02/07/06: |
Embattled Climate Scientist James Hansen Endorses Plug-In Hybrids |
| 02/04/06: |
NYTimes: "100-MPG Cars: It's a Start" by Pulitzer-Winner Nicholas Kristof |
| 02/04/06: |
National Renewable Energy Lab's website reflects increased focus on PHEVs |
| 02/03/06: |
US Dept of Energy newsletter highlights Plug-In Partners and CalCars |
| 02/03/06: |
NY Times Thomas Friedman's "Will Pigs Fly" keeps on the pressure
Friedman's response to State of the Union |
| 02/01/06: |
EVWorld's Bill Moore's response to State of the Union |
| 02/01/06: |
SetAmericaFree's Anne Korin's response to State of the Union |
| 02/01/06: |
Post your views on State of the Union at CalCars' Blog |
| 02/01/06: |
The State of Energy - NY Times editorial |
| 01/31/06: |
Bush's Energy Initiative specifically includes plug-in hybrids
High-level breakthrough: Advanced Energy Initiative announced at State of Union includes PHEVs |
| 01/31/06: |
The Economist on PHEVs: two stories
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| 01/30/06: |
Virginia non-profit proposes $9B PHEV battery leasing plan
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| 01/29/06: |
AFS Trinity partners with Ricardo on 250 MPG (gasoline) plug-in hybrid
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| 01/28/06: |
Bush seconds Friedman -- on ethanol at least
CBS-TV interview transcript plus our comments |
| 01/27/06: |
Business Week: Lithium batteries next for hybrids
Surveys state of the art; includes reader comments |
| 01/26/06: |
Bush's State of the Union speech (draft by New York Times' Thomas Friedman
What the author of "The World is Flat" hopes the President will say |
| 01/26/06: |
Plug-In Partners Launch: Transcript (long)
Full transcript of the PIP launch press conference |
| 01/25/06: |
Financial Times Op Ed: McFarlane & Woolsey
"America Must End Its Dependence on Oil" |
| 01/25/06: |
Press Conf Clips: Minneapolis/LA/SaltLake/Texas
More coverage of Plug-In Partners launch |
| 01/25/06: |
AutomotiveNews: Press Conf + E85 Escape Hybrid
Ford announces flex-fuel Ford Escape research vehicle |
| 01/24/06: |
Wall Street Journal Profiles Andy Frank/Plug-In Partners |
| 01/24/06: |
Dow Jones Newswire: Grp Urges Automakers To Build Plug-In Hybrid Cars |
| 01/24/06: |
Plug-In Partners post-launch press release |
| 01/24/06: |
Watch Plug-In Partners Press Conference + Request for Help
National PHEV campaign officially launches |
| 01/24/06: |
Time Magazine cover story: can Bill Ford + innovation save US auto industry? |
| 01/24/06: |
CalCars.org website re-organized and updated |
| 01/24/06: |
New York Times lead editorial endorses flex-fuel plug-in hybrids |
| 01/23/06: |
MSNBC story on Plug-in Partners (plus a poll) |
| 01/23/06: |
Plug-In Partners launches tomorrow: watch webcast |
| 01/20/06: |
Thomas Friedman: The New 'Sputnik' Challenges: They All Run on Oil |
| 01/19/06: |
Fortune: Cloudy with a Chance of Chaos -- the dangers of abrupt climate change
Climate change may bring more violent weather swings -- and sooner -- than experts had thought. |
| 01/18/06: |
US Energy Dept Researcher sees promise in PHEVs
FreedomCAR Program paying more attention to PHEVs |
| 01/17/06: |
Futurists write about PHEVs and nanobattery technoloogies |
| 01/17/06: |
Plug-In Partners Launches Jan 24 in Washington, DC
Press conference to officially launch national initiative to encourage automakers to produce flexible fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles |
| 01/17/06: |
Dragon at Detroit's Gate: implications of arrival of Chinese autos |
| 01/16/06: |
Ideas Project from Jumpstart Ford launches with CalCars profile
Jumpstart Ford -- a partnership between Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network, and Ruckus Society -- has launched a new "Ideas Project" with CalCars as the subject of a featured profile |
| 01/16/06: |
NY takes state lead proposing $10M grants for plug-in hybrid development
Pataki's budget calls for $10M in grants to foster PHEV and flex-fuel development efforts |
| 01/16/06: |
Salt Lake City's Mayor strong on plug-in hybrids |
| 01/11/06: |
New Clips/Video on PHEVs/CalCars |
| 01/09/06: |
Lester Brown's Plan B 2.0: a must-order/must-read |
| 01/08/06: |
Thomas Friedman: The New Red White and Blue
Friedman discusses the "geo-green" worldview |
| 01/06/06: |
NY Governor Endorses Plug-in Hybrids
Pataki's State of the State address includes push for PHEVs |
| 01/06/06: |
Brad Berman/HybridCars.com's Lithium Battery Report
Substantive roundup/evaluation of battery technology |
| 01/06/06: |
Manitoba Hydro to test plug-in hybrid |
| 01/05/06: |
Pizza Entrepreneur Aims for 20,000 Plug-In Hybrids
Pizza "delivery" company (with in-vehicle ovens) hopes to eventually use PHEV fleet |
| 01/05/06: |
GM's New Focus: Ethanol + California
GM to partner with CA in producing more E85 vehicles and fueling stations |
| 01/02/06: |
George Shultz on plug-in hybrids; Sen. Lieberman urges US-China R&D including PHEVs
Shultz touts PHEVs on "Charlie Rose," PHEVs among Lieberman's solutions at Council on Foreign Relations |
| 12/28/05: |
How well did CalCars Predict 2005?
CalCars' scorecard for its 2005 predictions |
| 12/28/05: |
2006 Goals for the California Cars Initiative |
| 12/28/05: |
2005 Annual Report of the California Cars Initiative |
| 12/22/05: |
6 New Members of Plug-In Hybrid Consortium
New members include Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric |
| 12/17/05: |
10 Talking Points about PHEVs-- latest version |
| 12/17/05: |
Finally: index of our News Archive
Description of the page on which you're currently browsing! |
| 12/17/05: |
Summaries: About Us / How Can I Help? How Can I Get a PHEV?
Answers to CalCars' most frequently-posed questions; how to contact us for more info |
| 12/16/05: |
Possible Pentagon role in expansion of Daimler PHEV Sorinter program
Excerpts from a longer story at a subscription-only industry newsletter |
| 12/15/05: |
CalCars gets support from Pacific Gas & Electric
CalCars receives grant from PG&E for purpose of "educating Californians on the benefits of plug-in hybrids"; your help still needed! |
| 12/15/05: |
CalCars Teams with Free Range Studios
CalCars working with Free Range Studios -- creators of The Meatrix and Store Wars -- to plug Flex-Fuel Plug-In Hybrids |
| 12/15/05: |
Mitsubishi concept: lithium PHEV/wheel motors: 2008 production possible |
| 12/13/05: |
Seattle Endorses PHEVs+Plug-In Austin
Seattle City Council unanimous resolution to promote and encourage PHEVs |
| 12/12/05: |
Seattle Times editorial column; June Seattle Post Intelligencer story
"Planning for a future not dependent on oil"; "City Light focuses on plug-in hybrids" |
| 12/08/05: |
War Footing: new book promotes PHEVs
"War Footing: 10 Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World" includes ten-page section on PHEVs |
| 12/06/05: |
Policy stories from HybridCars + related NYTimes story
Excerpts from the HybridCars.com newsletter; NY Times article details New York's adoption of California's emissions regulations |
| 12/06/05: |
Seattle City Hall Press Conference + Washington news coverage
Press conference and news coverage from WA trip |
| 12/06/05: |
Our Nov. Washington State trip
Recap of and pictures from 1900-mile trip to/from WA; PRIUS+ received an extraordinarily high level of support, encouragement and enthusiasm throughout the state |
| 12/05/05: |
Key publications/handouts updated
Many flyers updated at CalCars.org; Sneak preview to updated presentation for EDTA conference |
| 12/05/05: |
Sustainable transportation event Thurs night in Vancouver |
| 11/29/05: |
Wired: Why $5 Gas Is Good for America
"And some seemingly distant options are right under our noses; consider the plug-in version of the hybrid car." |
| 11/29/05: |
Minn. Star-Tribune: US Racing the Clock to Find Alternative Fuels |
| 11/28/05: |
CALSTART 2020 in LA Thurs: Woolsey/EDrive/Announcement of New State Partnership
A major announcement to be made at CALSTART regarding the formation of a new California partnership with the explicit goal of increasing statewide transportation energy efficiency and alternative fuel use |
| 11/28/05: |
Full list of sponsors of Senate & House Fuel Choices legislation
List of Congressional co-sponsors of bills for American oil independence |
| 11/26/05: |
Green Car Congress report on LA APPA meeting |
| 11/23/05: |
9 up-to-date PHEV papers online from APPA Symposium
Handful of long PDFs examining the full scope of PHEVs |
| 11/21/05: |
PRIUS+ a hit at SF Auto Show / correction re Vancouver event
Link to blog post on crowd reaction to PRIUS+ |
| 11/20/05: |
Int'l EDTA Conf/Expo Vancouver Dec. 6-8 expands PHEV focus
PHEV's centrally included in International Electric Drive Transportation Association North American conference |
| 11/17/05: |
Update: PRIUS+ at SF International Auto Show: Sat 19 Nov-Sun 27 Nov |
| 11/17/05: |
James Woolsey testimony to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The second half of the testimony (the first half outlines the challenges to oil supply, etc.) by former CIA Director James Woolsey to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A highly readable, very up to date summary of the opportunities, and it anticipates many questions and objections. |
| 11/17/05: |
Vehicle + Fuel Choices for American Security Act: info on proposed legislation
Full info on Lieberman's bill to reduce dependence on foreign oil |
| 11/16/05: |
Wired Mag: Hacking the hybrid Vehicle
First print mention of the Plug-In Hybrid Consortium |
| 11/16/05: |
Bipartisan Oil Security Bills in House & Senate Nov. 16
Back-to-back press conferences in the House and Senate by pathbreaking bipartisan Congressional coalitions announcing the landmark Fuel Choices for American Security Act |
| 11/14/05: |
Media: KNBR-radioSF + Science Channel
CSAA radio spots announce PRIUS+; "Beyond Tomorrow" on Science Channel has segment on PRIUS+ |
| 11/14/05: |
ILEA ranks PHEVs as top option
Institute for Lifecycle Environmental Assessment names PHEVs as "most edgy and policy-advancing choice you can make" |
| 11/12/05: |
Car And Driver's Patrick Bedard on Hybrid Paybacks
"Buying pleasure: Will it be a Hemi or a hybrid?" |
| 11/10/05: |
Seattle event details (+ new updates on website) |
| 11/09/05: |
Toyota's latest statement acknowledges growing public interest in PHEVs
But no change in official stance |
| 11/07/05: |
Plenty Magazine: Green My Ride |
| 11/07/05: |
Reuters: automakers re-focus on near term
No mention of PHEVs... yet! |
| 11/07/05: |
PRIUS+ in Seattle and Wenatchee Mon-Tues Nov.14-15
PRIUS+ on tour in Washington State |
| 11/05/05: |
EVWorld says Toyota not about to build plug-in hybrids |
| 11/04/05: |
Business Week: What Makes a Hybrid Hot
Indicates Prius popularity and hybrid price premiums |
| 11/04/05: |
James Woolsey among Rolling Stone/Salon 28 global warming leaders
"Twenty-five leaders who are fighting to stave off the planetwide catastrophe" |
| 11/04/05: |
AAA showcases CalCars at SF Intl Auto Show Nov. 19-26 |
| 11/04/05: |
SF Green Festival Sat-Sun: CalCars-SFEVA-William McDonough |
| 11/03/05: |
RUMOR: Industry newsletter reports Toyota may build PHEVs
"Inside Fuels and Vehicles" reports Toyota near major reversal on PHEVs |
| 10/31/05: |
Loads of new items at website
New articles and flyers available |
| 11/03/05: |
Wave Magazine: Pimp My Prius
San Jose, CA weekly profiles CalCars |
| 10/31/05: |
Introduction to CalCars + Plug-In Hybrids (forwardable)
Suitable for forwarding, a quick background summary on CalCars, Plug-In Hybrids, PRIUS+ and Felix Kramer. |
| 10/30/05: |
10 Talking Points for Plug-In Hybrids: Updated |
| 10/29/05: |
Car and Driver: Are plug-in hybrids the next big thing?
Csaba Csere in "The Steering Column": more credible road tests needed |
| 10/28/05: |
Popular Mechanics: 2 PHEV articles: Andy Frank + Military Vehicle
Article about PHEVs (the "next-generation hybrids") and military's diesel/electric truck |
| 10/28/05: |
Lieberman proposal: Hybrid autos to combat manmade global warming
In the Bristol Press |
| 10/27/05: |
Rolling Stone: Hacking Hybrids |
| 10/25/05: |
Do-It-Yourself Conversions: By Popular Demand
Electric Auto Association agrees to sponsor a group to facilitate do-it-yourself conversion projects |
| 10/24/05: |
EnergyCS/EDrive profiled in Design News |
| 10/21/05: |
Salon: The Big Idea: PHEVs #2 out of 5 for environment
Salon's five "big ideas" for helping the environment |
| 10/20/05: |
SmartMoney.com: Should Investors Believe the Hybrid Hype?
Reports on Electro Energy's stock reaction from CalCars announcement |
| 10/20/05: |
Electro Energy announces CalCars project
"Electro Energy Inc. today announced it is developing a custom-designed prototype battery pack for CalCars' Toyota PRIUS+ Test Vehicle" |
| 10/17/05: |
Energy Foundation's Grant + Our Opportunity
CalCars receives grant from EF for public event participation; still needs more contribution! |
| 10/14/05: |
Sen. Salazar highlights PHEVs: "cornerstone technology"
Salazar, member of the Senatee Energy Committee, gives special mention to plug-in hybrids |
| 10/13/05: |
2 long threads at Daily Kos blog
Two posts with heavy comment loads at "the second biggest blog in the world" |
| 10/11/05: |
LA Times story-re-run: in Newsday/Miami Herald/ |
| 10/08/05: |
Sen. Lieberman: PHEVs "on the threshold of commercialization": FULL TEXTS |
| 10/08/05: |
Sen. Lieberman plans biofuel PHEV bill: legislative breakthrough
By far the most specific and far-reaching proposal to date |
| 10/07/05: |
Plugging Plug-in Vehicles: Living On Earth (NPR)
Reports on unusual collaboration in support of PHEVs |
| 10/07/05: |
Orlando Sentinel: Be ambitious
"Our position: If the president truly wants energy conservation, he will be bolder" |
| 10/06/05: |
Sierra Citizen: Hot Times in the Old Sierra Nevada
Summarizes global warming's impact in the Sierras -- and steps we can take. |
| 10/06/05: |
CNN-Dobbs today; Maryland Rep.; reminder Robert Kennedy; Green Car Journal
Lou Dobbs interviews Felix; Maryland Rep endorses PHEVs; CalCars on "Ring of Fire"; more articles from Green Car Journal |
| 10/03/05: |
Green Car Journal "Voices:" Adding an Electric Fuel Tank to a Hybrid |
| 10/03/05: |
Watch PARC talk online (if you missed it live)
Felix's presentation at PARC -- "How Plug-in Hybrids Tackle National Security, Jobs and Global Warming at the Same Time" -- available online |
| 10/03/05: |
Tracking Car-Makers Comments on PHEVs
"Recent media comments by OEMS (Carmakers) on PHEVs have been contradictory, and they've modified their comments as awareness expands and interest grows, and as they get more pointed questions from journalists and customers" |
| 09/29/05: |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses PHEVs; hosts CalCars on radio show
Felix on Air America's "Ring of Fire" |
| 10/02/05: |
Oil & Security by Shultz/Woolsey--revised must-read (long)
Revised report available full-text and PDF |
| 09/29/05: |
Wired: Pricey Gas Fuels Alternatives
Hydrogen, plug-in, and biofuel options |
| 09/27/05: |
AlterNet: The Hazy Future of Hybrid Cars
Shift toward hybrids is here, but the future remains unclear |
| 09/26/05: |
Toyota: EPA emission testing a barrier to new hybrids?
Current EPA testing procedures can't handle testing for "push-button" fuel economy-type cars |
| 09/26/05: |
Audubon: The Holy & The Hawks
"In one of the unlikeliest coalitions Washington has seen in years, the religious right, defense hard-liners, and environmentalists have joined forces to save the planet" |
| 09/26/05: |
3 Wall St. Journal article excerpts: new trends for cars
1) Small cars can be safe; 2) Fuel economy sells cars; 3) Car makers urge federeal fuel economy policies |
| 09/25/05: |
San Jose Mercury News: Car Rally Crackles
"Gas-free drivers get together in Palo Alto" |
| 09/25/05: |
My blog comments on NYTimes series |
| 09/25/05: |
NYTimes Magazine: Cars That Guzzle Grass
Third of three articles |
| 09/25/05: |
NYTimes Magazine: High-Performance Hybrids (long)
Second of three articles |
| 09/25/05: |
NYTimes Magazine: mini-profiles of Prius "hackers"
First of three articles dealing with hybrids; further thoughts at Felix's blog |
| 09/24/05: |
Minneapolis Star Tribune: David Morris: hybrids + biofuels |
| 09/22/05: |
CalCars Will Engage with Designer/Architect William McDonough
CalCars to integrate Cradle to Cradle approaches in its future technology development work |
| 09/21/05: |
Blog: Hurricanes and global warming: some starting points |
| 09/21/05: |
The Promise of PHEVS -- Mother Earth News
EVWorld's publisher voices views on PHEVs |
| 09/21/05: |
Ford: 10x hike in hybrids + more E85 cars
Ford to produce 250k hybrids by 2010; more ethanol-fuled cars coming |
| 09/21/05: |
Christian Science Monitor: PHEVs: a here-and-now alternative |
| 09/20/05: |
Correction: CalCars-News URL for Consortium Story |
| 09/20/05: |
Important: PHEV Consortium Interview in EV World
If you don't read many of the posts to CalCars-News, don't skip this one! It's full of important information and news of many encouraging developments |
| 09/19/05: |
Rethinkig Energy: National Power Grid Infrastructure in Mercury News |
| 09/16/05: |
CalCars presents at PARC -- Thursday 4-6PM
Felix's presentation: "How Plug-in Hybrids Tackle National Security, Jobs and Global Warming at the Same Time" |
| 09/14/05: |
Portland Op-Ed: Bio-fueled hybrid cars a good bet |
| 09/14/05: |
Green Car Congress's Millikin interview by Mother Jones News
"The plug-in hybrid makes a ton of sense" |
| 09/10/05: |
NYTimes includes PHEVS in major ethanol story |
| 09/08/05: |
Weekend SF event; new at CalCars.org and elsewhere
Updates on CalCars events and site changes |
| 09/08/05: |
10 Talking Points for Plug-In Hybrids |
| 09/06/05: |
My blog posting "Preparedness After Katrina"
Potential role of PHEVs in energy generation |
| 09/06/05: |
Washington Post: Another Look at Fuel Efficiency
"Soaring Gas Prices Make Smaller Cars, Hybrids Attractive" |
| 09/04/05: |
Waco Tribune on Plug-In Austin and PHEVs |
| 09/04/05: |
Senator Bennet endorses plug-in hybrids |
| 09/01/05: |
Automakers' views on Lithium Batteries: report from CarList.com
Lithium poised to take over NiMH |
| 09/01/05: |
DontCrush launches Plug-In America
RAV4 EV group takes on new challenge |
| 09/01/05: |
CarList.com report on PHEVs and EVs |
| 09/01/05: |
Canada's Globe and Mail: It's time to get all those cars plugged In |
| 08/31/05: |
Southern CA Edison grant + financial report + new media links
SoCal Edison provides CalCars grant; $50,000 raised total |
| 08/31/05: |
Pennsylvania: First State-Focused PHEV Initiative
State Rep. Mark Cohen proposes PHEV legislation |
| 08/30/05: |
Market research company responds to media interest in PHEVs
"Plug-In Hybrids to Remain Rare Despite Amazing Mileage, says ABI Research" |
| 08/30/05: |
Breakthrough: Consortium Plans PHEV Development
"Raser Technologies, Inc. to Spearhead 'Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Development Consortium'" |
| 08/29/05: |
E Magazine's Jim Motavallis on plug-in hybrids |
| 08/24/05: |
New Blog Launches: Power, Plugs and People
Felix launches blog |
| 08/24/05: |
ABC World News Tonight covers EDrive |
| 08/24/05: |
Illinois story on ethanol and cars
Daily Review Atlas has excellent overview of ethanol |
| 08/23/05: |
Austin stories + Tune In to SIRIUS Weds AM
Felix on SIRIUS radio; Austin press coverage |
| 08/22/05: |
Austin City Leaders Launch Local + National Plug-In Hybrid Campaign
Austin spearheads campaign on path toward "commercialization" of PHEVs |
| 08/21/05: |
Whittier + Pasadena dailies: New cars plug into the future |
| 08/20/05: |
EDrive Cars on Saturday CBS Network News |
| 08/20/05: |
Senator Obama Promotes Plug-In Hybrids in town hall meetings |
| 08/20/05: |
NY Sun: The 500-MPG Car: : A Pipeline Dream, or Full of Hot Air? |
| 08/20/05: |
CalCars + PHEV videos now and this weekend |
| 08/17/05: |
Must-see video clip + Woolsey, Harman, others @Shockwave #2
WNBC-TV clip; second Oil Shockwave simulation pinpoints need for PHEVs |
| 08/16/05: |
Roundup/update: what the auto industry says about plug-in hybrids |
| 08/16/05: |
Media coverage -- including Live In Detroit
Widespread radio appearances, WNBC-TV, more |
| 08/15/05: |
Toyota's first "official" extended response on plug-in hybrids
Claims electric vehicle is no cleaner than gasoline vehicle; batteries require significant further development |
| 08/15/05: |
How to Support Plug-In/Gas-Optional Hybrids & CalCars
New email message details how to support CalCars |
| 08/14/05: |
New audio and video streams; traffic stats
Recent CalCars appearances; site traffic hits all-time high |
| 08/14/05: |
AP: Engineers modify hybrid cars to get up to 250 mpg |
| 08/12/05: |
Energy Act Roundup (long)
Energy Bill overview and provisions that could foster PHEV development |
| 08/10/05: |
Prius Marathon: 110 MPG in a non-plug-in hybrid
Results from attempt to go 1400 miles on single tank in non-PHEV Prius |
| 08/09/05: |
NOVA ScienceNOW show on hydrogen + H2 debate (long) |
| 08/09/05: |
America: The Hybrid Craze from Le Nouvel Observateur |
| 08/07/05: |
Toyota's new concession on the way to plug-in hybrids
"I think at some point you'll even have a button you can pick, mileage versus performance, because you're managing the system" |
| 08/07/05: |
Los Angeles Weekly: Bush's Energy Disaster
Calls for "energy vision," PHEV support |
| 08/04/05: |
Toronto Star: Plug in to new hybrid concepts |
| 08/02/05: |
Paul McCready on BEVs versus FCVs; plug in hybrid mention too
From the Green Car Journal Online |
| 08/02/05: |
NPR Marketplace covers Prius conversions
Author of LA Times article in four-minute segment |
| 07/25/05: |
Great opportunity--but I'm on vacation
Game plan for pushing major automaker to reinvent self as PHEV producer |
| 07/24/05: |
NY Times; The Green Machine That Could Be Detroit |
| 07/22/05: |
Valence Technology highlights EDrive's plug-in hybrid
PHEV press release picked up by various sources |
| 07/21/05: |
CalCars Teach Lead Ron Gremban's battery evaluation and production cost summary
Technical information on economic implications on PHEV production |
| 07/19/05: |
CalCars entry at HuffingtonPost.com
Felix posts entry on PHEVs |
| 07/17/05: |
New CalCars FAQ posted |
| 07/17/05: |
LATimes Sunday Mag Cover Story: Running on Empty by Dan Neil
3100-word story quotes many PHEV advocates and other columnists |
| 07/14/05: |
Toyota won't crush RAV4 EVs; pressure continues; KQED Perspective airs
Update on RAV4EV; Felix on KQED radio |
| 07/13/05: |
DaimlerChrysler Describes Its PHEV Sprinter Van
Specs and other detailed information |
| 07/12/05: |
IEEE Spectrum: "Downright Irresistable" solution
article in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers monthly publication |
| 07/11/05: |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial endorses PHEVs -- includes POLL
Poll respondents: 47% "would buy" PHEV |
| 07/11/05: |
EVWorld reports on our roundup of automaker comments
Update on shifting carmaker positions on PHEVs |
| 07/11/05: |
EDrive Systems LLC releases FAQ
Questions on using and acquiring converted Prius |
| 07/11/05: |
Wired.com: Making a Plug for Hybrids |
| 06/29/05: |
Fleet campaign: Austin and Mayors / NY State Consortium
Austin pushes PHEVs to conference of mayors; New York Power Authority CEO urges development of PHEVs |
| 06/29/05: |
Oil Shockwave Simulation points to 500 MPG ethanol plug-in hybrids
Catastrophic disruption in oil markets could lead to worldwide recession |
| 06/25/05: |
LA Times: Plugged-In Hybrid Tantalizes Car Buffs |
| 06/24/05: |
Senate developments + key updates at CalCars and partnering groups
Updates on Congressional vote; CalCars seeks entrepreneurs |
| 06/22/05: |
SJ Mercury News Venture Capital columnist on CalCars
"Cars that run on overnight charge catch VC's eye" |
| 06/22/05: |
ALERT: Contact Senators TODAY for Oil Security Amendments |
| 06/20/05: |
Senate Centrist Coaliltion backing plug-in hybrids
Committee appears to be set to introduce one or more amendments to the Energy Bill promoting incentives and other support for PHEVs |
| 06/16/05: |
Union of Concerned Scientists on plug-in hybrids |
| 06/16/05: |
NYTimes: Thomas Friedman endorses plug-in hybrids |
| 06/15/05: |
George Schultz & James Woolsey on plug-in hybrids, cellulose ethanol etc.
Highly readable excerpts from a policy paper, "Oil and Security" |
| 06/14/05: |
Hybridcars.com columnists/blogger Kip Munro on CalCars
"Hats off to the visionaries at CalCars..." |
| 06/13/05: |
ARB last September: transcript of board responses
CalCars' testimony at the hearing on Implementation of AB1493 (the Pavley bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions) |
| 06/12/05: |
Energy expert Joe Romm on CO2 emissions of gas and electric cars |
| 06/12/05: |
CalCars Endorses Toyota RAV4EV "Don't Crush" Campaign
www.dontcrush.com |
| 06/09/05: |
TIME 6-page story on 500 MPG cars now online (complete) |
| 06/09/05: |
European company hopes to market EDrive Priuses in Europe
Amberjac Projects Ltd partners with EDrive and EnergyCS |
| 06/06/05: |
Time Magazine on 500-MPG Plug-In Hybrids
"An unlikely alliance of hawks, doves and greens has a plan to help America guzzle less gas. Could it work?" |
| 06/06/05: |
EVWorld report on EDrive at Tour De Sol |
| 06/02/05: |
Visit our booth at Green Cities Expo Fri-Sun |
| 06/01/05: |
Seattle Vehicle-to-Grid Forum - June 6,7
V2G describes a world in which the batteries of millions of cars can become a part of a smart power grid |
| 05/23/05: |
Flyer/poster + VOLUNTEERS NEEDED June 3-5 San Francisco |
| 05/21/05: |
Flyer/poster comments on "you don't have to plug it in"
Possible new slogan/concept to combat "plug-in" prejudice |
| 05/21/05: |
EPRI has re-released key documents
Electric Power Research Institute reveals data on PHEV analyses |
| 05/20/05: |
Text Version of PRIUS+ Fact Sheet Version 1.6 |
| 05/20/05: |
How and When Can I Get an EDrive Systems Prius?
Update on EDrive conversions |
| 05/16/05: |
EDrive Prius: 102MPG + 9 kilowatt-hours for 150 miles at Tour de Sol
"Novel" plug-in hybrid makes waves at Tour de Sol Rally |
| 05/12/05: |
EDrive Prius in Tour de Sol Rally Fri-Sun |
| 05/10/05: |
CalCars events; 100+MPG slogan; DontCrush.com
Upcoming CalCars events; new slogan; campaign to keep RAV4Es on the road |
| 05/10/05: |
KTTV-LA clip: PRIUS+, Andy Frank, EDrive in Spotlight
KTTV-Fox11 features PHEVs in 3:20 evening segment |
| 05/10/05: |
EVWorld reports on plug-in hybrids at Clean Cities Conference |
| 05/08/05: |
Electric Avenue--NPR Science Friday interview becomes 6-8th grade curriculum |
| 05/08/05: |
PHEVs Get Spotlight at National Fleet Conference; Changed Tone from Toyota?
Ed Begley, Jr. pushes for PHEV's at Clean Cities Conference; Toyota seems interested in PHEV technology |
| 05/08/05: |
CA Agency Backs Multiple PHEV Projects -- Including EDrive Partner
South Coast Air Quality Management District approves support for three plug-in hybrid projects |
| 05/04/05: |
TIME's Klein joins Newsweek's Zakaria in writing about plugging in hybrids
Joe Klein pushes for PHEVs |
| 05/02/05: |
Text Version of PRIUS+ Fact Sheet Version 1.5 |
| 05/02/05: |
How and When Can I Get a PRIUS+ -- updated with EDrive info |
| 05/02/05: |
How EDrive's Prius retrofit business affect CalCars projects
History of CalCars involvement with EDrive (EnergyCS) and future projects |
| 05/02/05: |
EDrive Systems announces commercial retrofits to plug in Prius
Release announces plans for affordable consumer retrofit by 2006 |
| 05/02/05: |
US automakers and hybrids: Joe Romm's perspective on GM
Baltimore Sun addresses GM's hybrid and alternative fuel missteps |
| 04/25/05: |
Transcript of EarthDay NPR Science Friday with CalCars' Felix Kramer |
| 04/25/05: |
EVWorld: Advocates for 100+ MPG Plug-In Electric Hybrids Take to the Nation's Airwaves
Release regarding NPR and other recent PHEV appearances |
| 04/24/05: |
BusinessWeek: followup to story on PHEVs
BW addresses concern over increased energy use from PHEVs |
| 04/23/05: |
Now hear NPR Science Friday with CalCars on your computer |
| 04/21/05: |
Greg Hanssen's A Bridge to the Hydrogen Highway
EnergyCS's partner's presentation to EVS21 |
| 04/21/05: |
NPR Science Friday: I'm honored to join a stellar group
New CalCars flier available |
| 04/18/05: |
Earth Day: Hear CalCars on NPR Science Friday / First Satisfied Customer Letter |
| 04/17/05: |
Big picture update
Big picture goals for CalCars |
| 04/17/05: |
Put events in your calendars; see PRIUS+ on TV
Upcoming CalCars appearances; TV clip from "Mornings on 2"; PowerPoint presentation from Electric Auto Association Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley Chapter |
| 04/12/05: |
See/hear us in Palo Alto Sat; update+ requests for help
PRIUS+ in Palo Alto; other CalCars updates |
| 04/11/05: |
Corrected URL for text version of Woolsey's speech |
| 04/11/05: |
Admiral Woolsey's Congressional Testimony on Energy & Security
Includes mention of PHEV and PRIUS+ |
| 04/08/05: |
PHEV Gains Momentum: Dec '04 to Early April '05 Milestones
List of recent PHEV accomplishments and milestones |
| 04/07/05: |
First interview with Austin Energy's Roger Duncan, leader of fleet buy order effort
Duncan wants Austin to be Clean Energy Capital of the World |
| 04/06/05: |
Bill Moore muses on names and one day's news on GO-HEVs/ PHEVs/ EHs, FFHs
EVWorld article on PHEV nomenclature |
| 04/05/05: |
CalCars on Bay Area TV Weds AM; website traffic up etc.
CalCars on "Mornings on 2," site traffic spikes, new blogs feature PRIUS+ |
| 04/05/05: |
EV World launches pathbreaking Electric Hybrids Department
EVWorld.com launches new feature devoted to "electric hybrids" |
| 04/03/05: |
PRIUS+ Fact Sheet: version 1.4 (16K text message, PDF available) |
| 04/03/05: |
Blogs and Discussion Groups are picking up on PRIUS+
Slashdot, Engadget, Autoblog and PruisChat all feature PRIUS+ |
| 04/02/05: |
Answers to often-asked Q about PHEVs fueled by a coal-based grid
Information on how much cleaner a coal-powered PHEV is than a standard gasoline engine |
| 04/01/05: |
NYTimes: Hybrid-Car Tinkerers Scoff at No-Plug-In Rule |
| 03/31/05: |
Business Week: Giving Hybrids a Real Jolt: plug-in gas-electric vehicle may be key in saving fuel and cutting pollution |
| 03/30/05: |
Felix on San Francisco Call-In Show Thursday AM w/Wired author + Jason Mark
Includes text of recent Wired article on Toyota and other hybrids |
| 03/30/05: |
31 National Security Officials write Bush, strategy includes PHEVs
31 former NSOs lobby for less reliance on foreign oil supplies |
| 03/29/05: |
Valence Press Release about EnergyCS version of PRIUS+
Valence is the battery supplier for EnergyCS, CalCars' Southern California partner for development of PRIUS+ |
| 03/28/05: |
Automotive News 3/28/05: Who's getting juiced about plug-in hybrids?
Article addresses PHEVs, DaimlerChrysler experiments with such, and Toyota's opposition to conversion |
| 03/24/05: |
PRIUS+ Fact Sheet: version 1.3 |
| 03/21/05: |
Details on Valence batteries in EnergyCS version of PRIUS+
Overview of Valence's Saphion lithium ion cells |
| 03/18/05: |
Updated version of "How and When Can I Get a PRIUS+?" |
| 03/10/05: |
New CalCars links: Austin Energy, Hydrogen Bridges, PHEV Workshop
New links added at the CalCars site |
| 03/08/05: |
Austin Energy's major report promoting PHEVs/GOVs
Austin Energy report recommends an incentive package for gas optional vehicles (GOVs) to the largest 50 cities in the US |
| 03/08/05: |
EnergyCS's version of PRIUS+ profiled in EVWorld
EnergyCS overview (and audio interview) of Prius conversion |
| 03/01/05: |
Newsweek: Imagine: 500 Miles Per Gallon
Fareed Zakaria article on PHEVs and flexible fuel |
| 03/01/05: |
CalCars PRIUS+ Fact Sheet Version 1.2
Overview of the PRIUS+ conversion |
