Last night kicked off a three-day conference in Detroit on plug-in electric vehicles (which Gas 2.0 is attending). Today we’ll be hosting a live chat from the event with Britta Gross, GM director of Global Energy Systems, Infrastructure and Commercialization, and Mark Duvall, executive director of the Electric Propulsion Research Institute (EPRI).
Live from Detroit: Webchat for "The Business of Plugging In" Conference
October 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Join us for Live WebChat Tomorrow with Bryan Wynne, President of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA)
September 23, 2009 By 5 Comments
Tomorrow at 11:00 AM PST we’ll be co-hosting a web chat with Bryan Wynne, President of Electric Drive Transportation Association. Join us (return to this post) to ask questions directly and see the conversation develop.
Colorado will offer $6,000 Tax Credit for Plug-in Hybrid Conversions
September 14, 2009 By 23 Comments
If you live in Colorado and own a Prius, here’s a New Year’s Day gift for you: $6,000 off a plug-in hybrid conversion. Earlier this year, Colorado passed House Bill 1331, “Incentives for Efficient Motor Vehicles,” which creates new tax credits of up to $6,000 for the purchase of, or conversion to, a plug-in hybrid [...]
Toyota Plug-in Hybrid: Another Interpretation
July 10, 2009 By 4 Comments
More: Toyota to Launch Overpriced Plug-in Prius in 2012: $48,000 for a Minor Upgrade Cartoon by Jerry King.
Chevrolet Volt Test Drive: Video of Driving GM’s Electric Car
July 9, 2009 By 29 Comments
Editor’s Note: This is a 4-part series covering my trip to Michigan to test-drive the Chevy Volt. See also: 1. LiveBlogging from the opening of GM’s New Battery Lab, 2. Chevy Volt Test Drive: How GM’s Electric Car Works 3. Tour of GM’s New Battery Lab. Disclaimer: GM flew me out for this event. “Remarkably Unremarkable” has [...]
Gas 2.0 Launches "EV War" Website: ElectricCarRace.org
July 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
SAN FRANCISCO – Yesterday, Gas 2.0 (gas2.org) launched ElectricCarRace.org, a site challenging cities across the nation to be first to develop city-wide electric vehicle infrastructure. A two-minute video featuring the Mayors of Portland and San Francisco kicked off the competition, along with posts written by Mayor Newsom, Portland General Electric, and the CEO of Coulomb Technologies [...]
Toyota to Launch Overpriced Plug-in Prius in 2012: $48,000 for a Minor Upgrade
July 6, 2009 By 23 Comments
Over the holiday weekend, Japanese news daily Nikkei reported that Toyota will start mass producing plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012. The plug-in Prius will have a reported all-electric range of 12.4-18.6 miles after a full charge, and will cost $48,000—roughly twice the price of the regular gasoline-hybrid Prius. Considering that a used Prius can be converted into [...]
Reinvention: Tour of GM's New Electric Vehicle Battery Testing Facility [+pictures]
June 17, 2009 By 11 Comments
Editor’s Note: This is a 4-part series covering my trip to Michigan to test-drive the Chevy Volt. See post 1. LiveBlogging from the opening of GM’s New Battery Lab, and 2. Chevy Volt Test Drive: How GM’s Electric Car Works. Disclaimer: GM flew me out for this event. This post is in no way affiliated with the [...]
