Developments from Wal-Mart, Project Better Place and Tesla may appear to be in the category "And now for something completely different" -- but they're not:...
There's quite a line-up of PHEV-related events in the coming months. At http://www.calcars.org/events.html we add information as it becomes available. ...
The Department of Energy's welcome solicitation for deployment of small fleets of PHEVs has stimulated much discussion of how much money it would really take...
The California Cars Initiative (CalCars.org) <http://www.calcars.org> is a Palo Alto-based nonprofit startup of entrepreneurs, engineers, environmentalists and...
Dear Supporters and Fans of Plug-In Cars and CalCars.org We're succeeding in the world's first campaign to create a new type of vehicle -- brought to market by...
Today Google.org announced a several new initiatives that match its existing projects in scope and innovation. First is the Google.org blog posting by Larry...
Most days when you search for "plug-in hybrid" media mentions in the last month at Google News, you get about 200 entries; today, you get 1,200 in the past...
We've been watching the race among automakers shape up, and hearing about competition among batterymakers; this page 2 Wall Street Journal article looks at the...
FISKER/QUATUM: This $100,000 high-performance PHEV-50 will be shown at Detroit. Autoblog Green reports that the vehicle's name is Karma; the report showed up ...
Here's a stunning and very welcome announcement -- an excerpt from the official speech, followed by our comment and then further background. Remarks by...
We're expecting a number of PHEV entrants to show up at the Detroit Auto Show next week. Here's the first, from China. We also include a front-page story by...
GM's statements and presentations in the past week have made for some provocative and at times confusing reading. Here's a round-up. WILL VOLT BE READY IN...
As the interest in plug-in cars expands internationally, a leading business publication with a global readership surveys the entire scene. We reproduce the...
We were honored to get a call last week from Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer, who is working to get Montana and, through the National Governor's...
Encouraging news of a fund for demonstration projects came just before the holidays from the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable...
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 *...
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