July 15, 2008
DETROIT – Automakers are stepping up their game with a number of electric plug-in models.
Tags: chrysler, Ford, General Motors, plug-in hybrids
April 4, 2008
NEW YORK – California regulators have realized that manufacturers won't be able to make as many hydrogen-fueled cars by 2014 as regulators had once hoped, according to Forbes.
Tags: Ford, chrysler, GM, Honda, mandate, Nissan, plug-in hybrids, Regulations, Toyota, zero emission vehicles, ZEV
March 31, 2008
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ---- California's Air Resources Board voted March 27 to slash by 70 percent the number of emission-free vehicles that carmakers must sell in the state in coming years, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Tags: California Air Resources Board, plug-in hybrids, Zero Emission Vehicle program
March 14, 2008
LANSING, Mich. --- The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) this week launched a pilot program designed to integrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) into Michigan's electric grid.
Tags: Michigan electric grid, plug-in hybrids
February 25, 2008
SEATTLE --- Austin Energy announced that the public utility will conduct a pilot to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.
Tags: plug-in hybrids, smart charging
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