Getting back after the holidays to the campaign for plug-in cars, where we now define our goal as "Successful Commercialization of PHEVs ASAP," we're reminded...
Below we include news about Toyota's latest comments, Honda's puzzlement, coverage of PHEVs in Wired Magazine, a strong plug in Newsweek for the Volt and Bob...
We previously wrote about the PHEV workshop at the international EVS-23 conference at http://www.calcars.org/calcars-news/888.html , expressing our hope that...
Check http://www.calcars.org/carmakers.html in a day or two and you'll find that we've added Hyundai to our table of 16 carmakers and auto start-ups that are...
Dear CalCars Supporters Thanks for all you've done for our shared goals, for your past support and for spreading the word….if you haven't been able to...
How often have you seen surveys of "alternative fuels" that talk only about the revolution in biofuels and the hydrogen dream? Two recent reports show the...
Here's an accumulation of key stories and diverse developments about major car companies, the EVS23 conference, and the PHEV campaign. We've tried to make it...
Two leading thinkers weigh in on the climate crisis and what to do about it. Below we print Al Gore's inspiring speech accepting the Nobel Peace Prize (along...
On the eve of the Bali COP-13 meeting to begin to build the global plan to follow up on the Kyoto Acccord's limited, incomplete start, here's a forward-looking...
In Portfolio, the new Conde Nast business monthly, Intel's CEO from 1987-1998, one of the pioneers of the modern computing industry and one of the most...
"Google.com and Google.org have just announced one of the most promising new initiatives to address the global climate crisis. I hope the grandchildren of...
"The New World War II" below comes from Patrick Mazza of Climate Solutions, the Pacific Northwest think-tank. It's a provocative response to the just-published...
Two of the small entrants in the PHEV race are making progress: Aptera and Fisker both plan PHEV production in 2009. APTERA: Here's the press release; you can...
Another long posting with multiple followups from the LA Auto Show * Governor Schwarzenegger talks about, sees and hears about PHEVs for the first time *...
Below is a report jointly written with Jack Rosebro, followed by a few additional comments about GM officials' response to our suggestions. You can also read...
Our public conversion of a Prius was featured outside the LA Auto Show as we partnered with Rainforest Action Network, Global Exchange and Plug In America to...
CalCars' Felix Kramer, Ron Gremban and Randy Reisinger have been at the the LA Auto Show, an increasingly important event for the industry. (Last year, it's...
It looks like Volkswagen is joining the race to build PHEVs. At the Tokyo auto show, the company introduced an Audi concept PHEV (report below), and media...
Friday was another red-letter day for PHEV supporters hoping carmakers will accelerate their move toward PHEVs. As we noted Saturday in CalCars-News as part of...
Along with the race among carmakers for plug-in vehicles, in the absence of a major Congressional or Executive commitment, we're seeing an emerging regional...
The PHEV workshop Sunday Dec. 2, before the International Electric Vehicle Symposium conference Dec 3-5, has an all-star speaker list. In addition to this...
Many people still doubt the credibility of GM's plans for the Chevy Volt. Until now we've only had a production volume attributed to unnamed sources in the...
Page 1 of today's San Jose Mercury News profiles four Silicon Valley companies plus CalCars. That story is a roundup sparked by last week's announcement of "A...
Toyota's new full-page newspaper ads show an open road, green fields, an enormous blue sky, and the headline "WHY NOT?" followed by the poetic: "Two words that...
Some mornings these days, we have to postpone our work plans because of breaking news. Today the news stories came so frequently we could no longer be...
Of course, journalists are more inclined to write about their test-drives of "official" cars, even if they're prototypes, rather than after-market conversions....
The city of Seattle, King County (in which Seattle is located), the Port of Seattle, and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency will all be getting 13 Priuses to be...
Two rival institutions across the bay come together for a joint conference Plus late notice about our bringing a PHEV for the first time to Santa Cruz County...
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