We've brought you progress reports on the Rocky Mountain Institute's "Smart Garage" program to accelerate adoption of plug-in cars. Now RMI describes the...
We've been as overloaded as anyone would be who tries to keep track of the announcements of more plug-in concept cars, progress by small companies, new...
While Pres. Bush came around in 2006 to support PHEVs, his actions were minimal. Pres. Obama has far exceeded his efforts, using his bully pulpit to highlight...
We have lots of positive developments and links to report on: more from the President's visit to Southern California Edison, very encouraging news of two...
Here's information on how to get the federal application for plug-in car program awards; a 2-minute video to watch and vote on BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT, links to a...
When you don't get news from us in a while, it's because there are so many new developments and immediate pressures that we don't have time to sort it all out...
At a moment when the future of two of the Detroit Three hangs in the balance, the new administration's Automotive Task Force (ATF) is relying in large part on...
More auto industry and Washington DC news: followups on our posting about Boston Consulting Group's role in the Automotive Task Force; General Motors continues...
Over the past two years, CalCars' has shifted from "Putting Plug-In Hybrids on the Map" to "Successful PHEV Commercialization ASAP. Every word in that phrase...
STATEMENT: "CalCars.org and the broad coalition that's been promoting plug-in hybrids -- and hoping that the auto industry crisis wouldn't derail their...
Momentum for PHEVs has been growing steadily - but May looks like "The month that changed the world." We're seeing Obama-style transformation all over. In...
Even as we get closer to new mass-produced PHEVs, those converting vehicles continue work that shows future possibilities and has a strong impacat on important...
Here's the press announcement and the full agenda of the second annual Plug-In conference, co-sponsored by California's utilities, the Electric Power Research...
Here's information on three upcoming events: an all-day workshop Weds, July 15 in San Francisco with an all-star lineup of presenters -- you can attend or...
The roundup below includes the notes for our presentation to a forum, "US-China Cleantech - An Update," that was organized by Jim Hurd, premier networker and...
With so much important news accumulating recently, I had considered calling this posting, "PHEV Reader's Digest," or "The Kitchen PHEV Sink." I hope the...
Here's more info on two events coming up in the next few weeks; some good news for CalCars; and previews on four new national plug-in events. You can also find...
We want to share ASAP today's news. Below we include a quote, the basics, our quick summary of who got what, and URLs for the full list and related primary...
Wednesdsay we posted news and specifics about the federal grant awards for the battery development for plug-in vehicles. We mistakenly said that these awards...
Entrepreneurs have begun to retrofit ordinary combustion vehicles into all-electrics or plug-in hybrids. Below we talk about why this could be the "big fix"...
Below we include news about GM, Toyota and Ford, plus a major story in the New Yorker magazine, and an invitation to unsuccessful applicants for recent US...
At last month's Plug In 2009 conference and since, we've seen quite a bit of news about conversions. They confirm the case we've been making: because the...
You'll find more items here than in any previous posting to CalCars-News. It's no longer possible to follow everything, but we hope to help spotlight...
Here's information on an event tomorrow morning, conferences next week in MIchigan and Washington State, and reports/links to our presentation at a recent...
Due to a mixup we announced that the chat today (described below) would be at 12:30 Eastern, 9:30 Pacific -- but it's 3:30 Eastern 12:30 Pacific. Below is the...
First of three catch-up postings: CalCars' one-page presentation of the case for gas-guzzler conversions and a request for endorsements; a supportive analysis...
Second of three catch-up postings. Analysis of Toyota's long-awaited announcement of sales of PHEVs (in 2012); new concept PHEVs from Suzuki, Mitsubishi;...
Third of three catch-up postings. POLICY: The ability of plug-ins to claim 100+ MPG continues to raise questions for raters and measurers; White House...
We just spoke at the first large-scale conference in Detroit on plug-in cars, "The Business of Plugging In." Speakers at this high-level event, organized by...
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