In regions where the power grid is already close to being taxed to the limit, the prospect of an increasing number of electric vehicles all plugging in at the same time has utilities and others looking for solutions to prevent an overload. One idea being collaborated upon between IBM, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., and
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As we write, the 2012 New York Auto Show has opened its doors to the public, and from what we gather, this could very well be the last time it’s hosted at the Jacob Javits Center. This famous location has now been earmarked for redevelopment into residences and a new NYC convention center is slated
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0059 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: Bay Area’s First Green Car Expo Set for Oct. 9 Green Drive Expo, the Bay Area’s first consumer eco-car expo, will feature exhibits, ride-and-drives, public programs and an unprecedented opportunity for owners of unique green car creations to show
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0058 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: Ford Aims for 100-Percent Petroleum-Free Compostable Cars “I want to say just one word to you: Plastics!” That might have been good advice to new college graduates a generation ago, but today that could be replaced with this word:
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0057 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: Announcing Launch of PluginCars.com! It’s with great pride that we announce the launch of PluginCars.com, a sister site focusing on plug-in hybrids and electric cars. Check it out, and let us know what you think. Blame for Gulf Coast
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0056 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: Prius Runaway Story Raises Suspicion Should Prius drivers be alarmed by the recent story of a man and his runaway Prius in San Diego. Or is he the latest balloon boy? Toyota Confirms US Launch of Compact Lexus Hybrid
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0055 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: Sorting Out Hybrid Brake Issue: Safety Issue or a Different Feel? Did media coverage of Toyota’s safety issues blur the lines between a potentially fatal problem with the accelerator pedals and the hybrid braking issues that largely may be
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0054 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: 2009 Was Breakthrough Year for Global Hybrid Car Sales You would have never guessed it, but last year might go down in history as a breakthrough year for hybrids. Hybrid Car Horse Race Heats Up for 2010 Every global
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0053 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: Three News Flashes: Chevy Volt is headed to California first. Hyundai has the most efficient fleet. German hybrids arrive with big engines and big price tags. Top 7 Aftermarket MPG-Boosting Prius Accessories The recent annual SEMA show, the ultimate
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~~~ Hybrid Cars Newsletter: Issue No. 0052 ~~~ Moderator: Bradley Berman [brad@hybridcars.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE: Top Hybrid Rankings from EPA and Consumer Reports In back-to-back announcements, hybrids were ranked as the most fuel-efficient and the most reliable cars on the road. Dude, Where’s my Subie Hybrid? The Subaru personality is urban, progressive, outdoorsy, and
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