Auto Industry CO2 Store Volt 
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2009
CO2 from cars does not contribute to smog and is not harmful to human health but it is one of the leading contributors to global warming. General Motors plans to unveil the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid, sometime in 2010, and Toyota may begin selling a plug-in Prius in late 2010 or early 2011.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0
Teslarati
JUNE 18, 2024
Seabed mining could release carbon stores and toxic sediment plumes, poisoning marine food chains, and disrupting sea life breeding and migration. I mean, for reference, the auto industry is roughly 100 million vehicles per year. And also for CO2 and sustainability, because Semis are driven all the time.
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