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IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
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How Green Is My Plug-In? The carbon impact of the millions of electric vehicles soon to hit the road will depend on the grids that supply them.   |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
John Carey |
Giving Hybrids A Real Jolt A plug-in gas-electric vehicle may be key in saving fuel and cutting pollution. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2007
Ben Stewart |
2009 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Prototype: Test Drive Toyota may be the first to market with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
David Schneider |
Plug-in Vehicles Proliferate Full battery-electric and hybrid-electric plug-in vehicles will start hitting the streets in significant numbers later this year |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
John Voelcker |
Plugging Away in a Prius Jonathan Sawyer spent $30 000, and voided the warranty, to add a plug to his Prius hybrid. |
Outside
April 2007
Amanda Griscom Little |
Detroit Takes Charge Electric cars are poised to make a comeback and this time they might stick around for good. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009 |
Why Plug-Ins Will Make (Dollars and) Sense Q&A with the electric power research institute's Mark Duvall. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
Hybrid Autos: Will the Big Three Catch up with Toyota and Honda? The news that Toyota outsold Chrysler in August to take the No.3 position in U.S. car sales for the first time focuses attention on a growth area where all three U.S. manufacturers are lagging several years behind -- the market for gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles. |
National Defense
February 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Converting U.S. Car Park to Hybrids Should Be Priority One Reducing personal vehicle demand for gasoline is the quickest and most effective way to cut our consumption of crude oil, and by extension, make our nation more secure. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Jim Motavalli |
3 Big Questions for the Electric Car's Future With big pushes from GM, Ford and Toyota, plug-in hybrids are back in the spotlight, but lurking in the shadows is the same old problem: building a lightweight, powerful, affordable battery. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars of 2009 Electric-drive cars take second place to sheer survival. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
Willie D. Jones |
You Tell Us: The Home Plug-In Hybrid Kit CalCars is selling a do-it-yourself conversion package for just under $5,000 that will allow anyone to turn a Prius into a plug-in. |
Wired
April 2005
Brendan I. Koerner |
Rise of the Green Machine In a nation of gas-guzzlers, Toyota made hybrids cool. Now the world's number-two automaker wants to make the internal combustion engine obsolete. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009 |
Why the Chevy Volt Doesn't Add Up Plug-in hybrids with big batteries, like the Chevy Volt, may never save consumers any money. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2010
John Petersen |
Toyota's Straight Talk On Plug-in Vehicles Toyota helps consumers separate hype from reality. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Steve Minter |
Charged Up About Electric Cars Household names and newcomers alike are racing to develop cars that offer freedom from the gas pump. |
BusinessWeek
April 26, 2004
David Welch |
Gentlemen, Start Your Hybrids Ford, Toyota, and Honda are betting on a payoff. GM and others aren't so sure |
Popular Mechanics
October 2, 2008
John Stewart |
Toyota, Experts See Plug-in Car Trouble: Electric Reality Check With lithium-ion technology finally advanced enough for the world to resurrect the electric car by late 2009, why is the world's No. 1 automaker suddenly questioning its viability? |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2008 |
Honda, Ford, Nissan Prep Hybrids to Hunt Prius Before Volt Unveil As it is likely that General Motors will unveil the production version of its much-anticipated Chevy Volt later this month, competing automakers are now codifying their plans for next-generation hybrids of their own. |
National Defense
August 2007
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Energy Security: Impact on the War on Terror There is a growing consensus that the United States has to find ways to bring along alternative and renewable sources of energy for both the military and the nation. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008 |
Inside the Future of Electric Cars, Hydrogen and Next-Gen Biofuels The market has never looked better for alternative fuels and electric vehicles. |
Salon.com
August 15, 2000
Ray Thursby |
Hopping into hybrids Automakers hope smog and high gas prices will persuade consumers to embrace their new "green" lineup. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Inside Plug-in Car Tech's Race to Production (and Top 10 Rides) Big automakers and promising startups say electric vehicles are coming as soon as next year, but there's a lot of work to be done by scientists before lithium-ion batteries are ready for mainstream hybrids. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2007
John Voelcker |
Electric Atmosphere at Electric Vehicle Symposium Plug-in hybrid cars definitely on the way, but what about vehicle-to-grid technology? |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Peter Fairley |
Software Looks at the Road Ahead to Boost Hybrid-Car Efficiency Algorithm uses trip plan to maximize the use of battery power. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2010
Philip E. Ross |
Loser: Why the Chevy Volt Will Fizzle General Motors' Chevrolet Volt hybrid car is a courageous design, but it won't make money |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2011
John Petersen |
Distinguishing HEV Efficiency From Plug-In-Vehicle Waste The problem with plug-ins. Regardless of chemistry, advanced batteries are terrible things to waste because they require prodigious inputs of scarce mineral resources and are difficult to recycle economically. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2004
Chris Mallon |
Great Gas Phaseout Record-high gas prices are putting a renewed focus on alternative fuel vehicles. |
Salon.com
September 11, 2000
Damien Cave |
Ecofriendly wheels can't get a break Despite being ultra-low-emission vehicles, hybrids are denied government incentives, while dirtier competitors get the OK. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
John Voelcker |
Plug-ins and Hybrids and Diesels, Oh My! Two automotive conferences show the impact of public policy on core vehicle designs |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Electric cars are back: Tesla 2007 Roadster... Honda FCX/Concept... GMC 2008 Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid... Fiat: 2007 Siena Tetrafuel... Volkswagen 2007 Golf GT TSI... Chrysler 2007 Sebring... etc. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Chester Dawson |
Takehisa Yaegashi: Proud Papa Of The Prius Toyota senior engineer Takehisa Yaegashi is known as the father of the hybrid. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Lawrence Ulrich |
Top Tech Cars 2013: Ford Fusion Energi Ford hits the magic mark: 100 miles per gallon |
BusinessWeek
May 22, 2006
Welch & Aston |
Fill 'Er Up -- But With What? An alternative to gasoline is inevitable, but it won't come anytime soon for Americans. Here's why. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2011
John Voelcker |
One Million Plug-in Cars by 2015? Why nobody agrees on how many plug-ins will be on U.S. roads. Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015 |
Popular Mechanics
September 17, 2009
James Tate |
Top 8 Next-Gen, Alt Fuel Cars at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show What consumers can expect in the next few years as alternative energy cars are developed. |
Popular Mechanics
January 7, 2007
Ben Stewart |
GM Goes Beyond Hybrid: Chevy's Electric Car Big news from the Detroit auto show, with video: General Motors has a 100-mph, all-electric entry into the market for hybrid 2.0. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Kathleen Kerwin |
"Detroit Is Missing The Boat" Demand for hybrids is rising, but the Big Three are slow to get on board. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2007
Toby Shute |
Go, Go, Google Hybrid! Through its nonprofit arm, Google.org, the company is taking up the cause of electric vehicles. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2007
Rich Smith |
Plug It In? If plug-in hybrid cars ever become a reality, they'll open up numerous investing opportunities -- in the automakers, of course; in the ethanol companies, perhaps; in battery makers; but most of all, in electric companies |
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2008
David Welch |
The Heated Rivalry in Low-Carbon Cars The planned eco-friendly fleets of GM and competitors. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
John Voelcker |
Electric Cars Rule Detroit Auto Show Car makers showed off their latest electric vehicles to a receptive audience at last month's Detroit Auto Show |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
John Voelcker |
LA Auto Show: Attack of the 3-Ton Hybrids Automakers show off hybrids, hydrogen fuel-cell concepts, and their thriftiest vehicles at the "green auto show." |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2010
Lawrence Ulrich |
The Greening of the Supercar Ferraris, just like Fords, must now conform to environmental regulations |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Rags to Riches for Afghanistan and Automakers? Vast riches of lithium in Afghanistan could play a key role in the push for greener cars. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
John Voelcker |
Can Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Keep the Electric Grid Stable? Speakers at an IEEE-USA symposium on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles debate the promises and challenges of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2004
John Teresko |
Asia -- Yesterday's Fast Followers, Today's Global Leaders After revolutionizing the auto industry with radical vehicle production methods, the Japanese -- with growing participation from the rest of Asia -- are now assaulting the West's lead in technology, styling and marketing. |
AskMen.com
November 11, 2003
Paul Anderson |
The Way Of The Future: Hybrid Cars Efficient, clean and quiet, these modern vehicles are worth a look the next time you're car shopping. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2005
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars From Toyota to Porsche, a host of hybrids... The Land Rover 'switch-hitter'... The 'super handling' Acura RL... A 'bullet-proof' Mercedes... Limited edition Ferrari Fetish... Michelin's concept cars... etc. |
