Hi folks. Glad to be with you and to be the first non-Felix contributor in the history of this group. In this momentous posting: 1) Joel Makower on "Who's...
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is hosting a day-long forum/meeting on PHEVs next Wednesday in Diamond Bar, CA, specifically focused...
Two items: 1) S. David Freeman is the former head of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Sacramento Municipal...
We (by that I mean "I") spent Saturday participating in the AAA Greenlight Initiative Rally, a day-long alternative-fuel event reflecting AAA's growing efforts...
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No new specifics here on performance or timetable, but the topic is moving up higher on the company's agenda. Whereas up until now it was mainly discussed as a...
Amid today's wave of coverage of North American Toyota President Jim Press's speech yesterday (stories by AP, AFP, Reuters, and many others), this one stands...
The Roadster is a worthy successor to the General Motors EV1, and a great follow-up to the movie, "Who Killed the Electric Car." Tesla Motors, which has its...
This roundup devotes most of its attention to that endlessly intriguing and frustrating question: how and when can individuals get PHEVs? (We keep a short...
If you're live or know anyone who lives near Madison you or they may consider going to this unique, first-ever event. The news article that follows has errors...
This is the text of my posting at the CalCars Blog, "HybridCars Power, Plugs and People" <http://www.calcars.org/power/victory-or-tipping> -- if you read it ...
Plug-In Bay Area has just been formed, with a Coordinator staff position sponsored by Rainforest Action Network. Think of this as a local complement to Plug-In...
CNN's headline is "Plug-in hybrids: Not ready for primetime." That's the kind of thing you hear just before they are. I'm cautioning people that celebrations...
The suspense is killing us. How shall we interpret "a little more optimistic?" Coming from a new voice from Toyota, this is the first mention that "we need...
This is in part a roundup of old info, with the following news: President again promotes PHEVs, DaimlerChrysler says they've now built 40 Sprinter PHEVs;...
In, of all places, a story about Ryan Fulcher, the Seattle-based owner of CalCars' 3rd converted car (congratulations to him and Danika), a reporter decided to...
The X-Prize, best known for the competition won by Spaceship One/Burt Rutan, has just unveiled its website for its Automotive prize, aimed at high-efficiency,...
So many people have said so many nice things about plug-in hybrids this year that CalCars has spent 2006 in a perpetual blush. It seems appropriate to also...
Two big pieces of news from The Empire State: * NYS is allocating $10M to convert 600 state-owned vehicles to PHEVs, leading to an expanded program for...
At this launch event for Plug-In Bay Area, get the latest information on the national and regional campaigns for plug-in hybrids -- and hear the Governor's...
A standing-room only crowd at the launch of Plug-In Bay Area heard the latest about the Plug-In Partners campaign -- and a very exciting announcement from...
CNNRadio Wednesday aired a one-hour, long-form special on global warming, broadcast on 2200 affiliate stations nationwide. .The host of the show was Daniel...
This story from EVWorld.com (please subscribe!) summarizes current efforts to provide aftermarket Prius conversions. If after reading this you want more, one...
Ford set up this website following the launch of its "Bold Moves" ad campaign, mostly emphasizing design and muscle -- the successor to its more ambitious...
This long story, with several CalCars photos, so far is online only. Prepare to Plug in for 100-mpg Hybrids by Lauren DeFreest and Matthew de Paula ...
From our 3700+ CalCars-News subscribers to the overwhelming response people have to PHEVs everywhere CalCars goes, we've long known there's a sizable market...
"The transition to hybrid power could change the world!" says Alliance Bernstein--self-described at http://www.alliancebernstein.com as "one of the largest...
Perhaps half of the email inquiries that we get boil down to a simple question: "How can I get a PHEV." We get other requests along the lines of "When can I...