Introduction by Felix Kramer, CalCars Founder Analysis by Ron Gremban, CalCars Technical Lead CalCars and Andy Grove have been proposing a major focus on...
On the reasonable assumption that the President will sign the rescue bill, we will have substantial tax credits for plug-in cars. Next year, whoever is...
The developments come so rapidly that it's nearly impossible to keep up. (This week will be a challenge too, as we're at the RMI event described below.) Here's...
Mostly from this past tumultuous week, here are some of the most important media reports, videos, and related developments: * September auto sales slump;...
These three new books devote only brief attention to PHEVs, but all are important -- and are notable for the diverse backgrounds of their authors. After our...
Since April 2007, The California Cars Initiative has been battling against a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by two San Clemente companies, Calcar, Inc....
Rocky Mountain Institute's Smart Garage Charrette in Portland last week assembled over 60 people from a broad range of organizations and companies to talk...
Will the US auto industry have the resources to build much better cars? Will they begin to favor plug-ins? If companies merge, what happens to their plans? If...
Before the queue gets too long, here's a collection of eight items covering recent developments and reports.: BYD in China | France Commits $550M |Gilbarco...
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 10 (AND OTHER PROPS): Two weeks from now, Californians will vote on Proposition 10, The California Alternative Fuels Initiative. Both it...
Here's a pitch for a must-see TV documentary plus an extended debunking of a major news story. FRONTLINE: PBS Frontline broadcast "Heat" on Oct. 21 -- a...
We're amazed at how large the backlog of news gets in one week! Here are summaries of leading developments from automakers (the Part II posting will cover...
Here's Part II of the last week's news about PHEVs that isn't directly about carmakers: * Oregon's proposed $5K plug-in credit nearly matches federal amount *...
Following up on yesterday's auto industry and plug-in roundups, here's a week's accumulation of media reports on plug-in cars. ... * TIME Magazine's Top 50...
Read carefully if you live in California. If not, we encourage you to forward this posting, or its URL, or a link to http://www.calcars.org/news-archive.html...
We saw convincing evidence this weekend that experts and advocates for immediate action to cut greenhouse gases have reached a tipping point on plug-in cars....
Here's a summary of what's happened in the past week with what used to be called the "Big Three" -- they're no longer the largest; since Daimler and Chrysler...
We have loads of news about conversions. Retrofits come in three flavors: first, what we did first in 2004: transform HEVs into PHEVs (hybrids into plug-in...
Tuesday morning's news stories indicate the likelihood of legislative action to provide loans to carmakers as their position continues to worsen. It's not...
Developments in Washington have become "fast and furious." Judging from today's news reports, it appears Congress (especially but not only Republicans) may be...
We haven't had enough time to put together our big-picture reflections about the election of Barack Obama. When we do we intend to talk about the large...
Notice how we titled this posting: language is important. After listening and watching testimony today and yesterday in Congress, we believe calling any...
Updates on three very significant developments: 1. the postponement of any decision about federal loan guarantees to the Detroit Three; 2. the replacement of...
Amidst grim news from Washington about the US car industry, a crowd in San Francisco's City Hall assembled for a positive and forward-looking event that until...
Here's information on a local event: see PHEVs at the San Francisco International Auto Show from now until Thanksgiving. Plus the schedule of the EDTA2008...
On November 9, when we posted "Gore/Alliance for Climate Protection: All-In for Plug-Ins," http://www.calcars.org/calcars-news/1022.html we thought with the...
INTRO: "How Prepaying for Plug-In Cars Can Save and Transform the Auto Industry" is CalCars' proposal for federal actions in December-January to aid the auto...
Thanks to all of you who've written telling us you've missed CalCars-News updates. Recent rapid developments have created a serious overload for us. Then, each...
Three developments we can't wait to tell you about: the first mass-production PHEVs; Barack Obama's plans to grow the economy based on clean technologies, and...
You'll now find plug-in cars included as a matter of course in trends on Cleantech/Greentech, the developing federal EnergyEnvironment/Stimulus agenda, and...
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