We've posted our experiences on what we believe is the first time anyone has driven in a plug-in car from the San Francisco Bay Area to Lake Tahoe without...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Jan 29, 2011 1:13 am
So far we haven't found anyone in California or anywhere else with BOTH new mass-produced plug-in cars. Since my wife Rochelle Lefkowitz and I both work from...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Feb 24, 2011 9:35 pm
Here's a short video with great content and professional production values. It was filmed at the celebration when we got our Chevy Volts. The video and...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Feb 25, 2011 6:41 pm
We long ago gave up making sure everything about plug-in hybrids and related issues showed up at CalCars-News, since people have so many other ways to get...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Mar 11, 2011 4:52 pm
For several years, CalCars has been a near-lone voice in suggesting to thought-leaders in the energy security and environmental communities that we need...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Apr 7, 2011 12:29 am
As PHEVs and EVS continue to advance, we tell you where to find sales figures for Volts and Leafs; we happily announce the Sierra Club's new plug-in campaign;...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Apr 7, 2011 3:28 pm
Today, ALTe Powertrain Technologies, a Michigan startup created by electric vehicle experts (part of Tesla's original technical team in Michigan), with a staff...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
May 17, 2011 2:33 pm
In this first in a series of extended posts this week, we give you our digest of the more newsworthy, thought-provoking, and perhaps overlooked developments...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
May 17, 2011 8:40 pm
Here's our second extended post, with reports on how plug-ins are being received in the marketplace, the long-awaited sequel to "Who Killed The Electric Car,"...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
May 17, 2011 8:48 pm
In our third extended post, we cover issues about government funding, benefits, tax policy, and materials shortages, and then we switch gears to bring you the...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Sep 13, 2011 4:34 am
Here's an update on how CalCars (and FelixKramer and Ron Gremban as well as Andy Frank) have been keeping busy, on some awards we've received, and several...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Sep 23, 2011 3:59 am
Though we're no longer trying togive you all the PHEV news, but we have lots to report you may not hear elsewhere: a few notes on Toyota's fnally-unveiled...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Sep 23, 2011 8:57 pm
We made a couple of errors in yesterday's posting that are worth fixing: the date of Plug In Day and information on ALTe. We're also adding news about...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Sep 30, 2011 9:53 pm
We continue working to build awareness about the feasibility and potential for a giant gas-guzzler conversion industry. The news that automotive giant Bob Lutz...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Nov 4, 2011 10:06 pm
Creating a mass movement of plug-in car drivers involves convincing one driver at a time to give electricity a chance. That means finding the right messages,...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Dec 2, 2011 7:36 am
Since the first reports of Volt fires in battery tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), we've held off from commenting...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Dec 3, 2011 12:21 am
Here's the latest version of the letter that's been evolving online for the past few days and has now started to hit the media, starting with Green Car Reports...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Jan 24, 2012 1:49 am
January brings good news about the resolution of issues about Volt safety, announcements of many new PHEVs to come, many new sources of anti-plug-in criticism...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Feb 6, 2012 7:33 pm
This morning we're learning that the Sierra Club received $30 million from a natural gas company to fight coal, until its incoming Executive Director got the...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Feb 24, 2012 5:18 am
Plug In America's third annual consumer guide to plug-in cars is now out in print and digital media. You're sure to discover treasures in this 64-page glossy...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Mar 8, 2012 4:44 am
Many plug-in advocates have been feeling frustrated about the Chevy Volt. It's an inspiring example of innovation, a milestone of advanced technology, and a...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Jul 24, 2012 5:51 am
It's been a long time since we've posted to CalCars-News. Reasons include personal distractions for the main people involved, and our consideration about the...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Sep 11, 2012 5:18 pm
Our focus on CalCars has largely shifted to the extremely urgent project of building demand for all plug-in cars. Without that, their future is not assured....
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Sep 21, 2012 12:03 am
We have three exciting items today: * Participate somewhere Sunday in National Plug In Day (and maybe win an iPad). * If you're a plug-in driver, sign up today...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Sep 27, 2012 3:27 pm
We bring you a quick excerpt from a talk at National Plug In Day in San Franciso by a Nissan Executive confirming what we've been saying: that plug-in drivers...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Feb 20, 2013 7:10 pm
You haven't heard from us on CalCars-News in a while. Thanks to you, our 7,000 subscribers. We hope that you, along with other plug-in drivers and advocates,...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Feb 20, 2013 7:15 pm
Plug In America has just released "Charged Up!: The Definitive Guide to Plug-In Electric Vehicles, 2013. This fourth edition's 68 pages showcases 17 production...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Mar 8, 2013 6:04 am
CalCars' first Prius, converted to plug in by advocates in 2004, updated in 2010 with a commercial system, was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday. It's a sad end...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Mar 12, 2013 11:21 pm
Here's what we've found out so far about the fire in Ron's converted Prius and how to donate. On a second topic, we're also including a pointer to a new...
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Felix Kramer
felixkramery
Mar 28, 2013 10:26 pm
A month ago, Felix Kramer, Founder of CalCars.org and DrivingElectric, gave a 15 -minute update to the annual meeting of the Electric Auto Association, held...
