By Chris de Morsella on January 4, 2010 Aptera 2e , Aptera Motors , BYD , CA , California , California Air Resources Board 2004 Staff Report , Carlsbad , Chevy Volt , China , Chris Anthony , Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant , DOE , electric motor , electric sports car , extended range plugin hybrid , F3DM , F3DM PHEV , Fisker Automotive , Fisker Coachbuild , fossil fuel , General Motors , greenhouse gas , hybrid car , ICE , internal combustion engine , Irvine , Karma , Laura Marion , LEZ , lithium ion , lithium ion battery pack , Low Emissions Zones , Middlebury , North American Auto Show , off peak load power , parallel hybrid , Paul B. Wilbur , PHEV , PHEV Prius , plugin hybrid , plugin hybrid electric vehicle , Project Nina , Quantum Technologies , San Diego County , series hybrid , Shenzhen , silicon valley , Steve Fambro , Tesla Model S , Tesla Motors , Tesla Roadster , TH!NK , TH!NK Global , Th!nk Ox , Toyota , Toyota Prius Plugin Hybrid , U.S. Department of Energy
2010 will see extended range plug in hybrids — as well as all electric vehicles start to hit the road in significant numbers. The plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a primarily an electric vehicle with a small non-electric motor to extend their range; it is more of an electric vehicle and less of a gas powered vehicle than current hybrids. This post examines some of the main players in this emerging electic vehicle sector.
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Greenopia has released an environmental sustainability rating that ranks the nation’s 100 largest universities according to a comprehensive set of criteria that includes: green building design, waste program, food selection, campus vehicle fleet, water conservation measures, climate performance, renewable energy usage, and the overall environmental transparency of the school. The top rated ranking of four out of four was achieved by the University of Washington located in Seattle, Washington and by the University of California at Santa Barbara.
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Last week, Sierra Magazine named the nation’s top 20 “coolest” schools for their efforts to stop global warming and operate sustainably. The magazine’s September/October cover story spotlights the schools that they believe are making a true impact for the planet, and marks Sierra’s third annual listing of America’s greenest universities and colleges. The […]