In the Driver's Seat: Charging Ahead at 98
By: Linda Nicholes
I recently had the honor of dining with fellow Tesla roadster owner Howard Dunholter, who at 98 years of age is clearly not your "typical" Tesla enthusiast. Howard's interest in EVs began way back in 1921 when he was a ten-year-old tot. He remembers watching lamp-like electric horseless carriages gliding through his hometown of Cincinnati as the cars delivered local ladies to church services. Howard never forgot those silent, crystalline cars. "They had a lot of glass and class." It was the beginning of his life-long fascination with electric vehicles. So in 1996 when GM began to lease its first...
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Plug In America Receives $25,000 from Nissan North America
Plug In America has received a $25,000 grant from Nissan North America, Inc. to support its continuing efforts to speed adoption of mass-market plug-in vehicles through education and outreach. [Continue Reading]
In the Driver's Seat: Portland is hot for EVs
By: Richard Kelly
The Oregon Electric Vehicle Association held their 2010 EV Awareness Day on Saturday, July 10. Portland is a hotbed of EV activity. The driver community is healthy and strong. The business community is also on-board, so the prospects for the city's plug-in future are very bright. Richard Kelly, Director and Chair of IT for Plug In America, recounts the day's events running a booth and speaking for Plug In America.
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Obama Admin Issues 'Down Payment' on EVs, Batteries
The New York Times covers the awarding of grants under the Recovery Act Electric Drive Initiative.
The article ends with a bit of Plug In America history
"Though the grant pales in comparison to many other federal programs, it's a vindication for the enthusiasts who have long trumpeted the value of electric cars."
Read more, including a statement by Plug In America Vice President Paul Scott.
See Obama's speech on MSN.com
What People Are Saying About Plug-Ins
GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz "what started out as a fuel cell project is now an electric vehicle project." (AutoWeek November 2006)
GM CEO Rick Wagoner his worst decision was "Axing the EV1 electric-car program and not putting the right resources into hybrids." (Motor Trend, June 2006)
Former CIA Director, James Woolsey "A plug-in hybrid is an electric car with an insurance policy - a gas engine." Read more
Facts About Plug-in Vehicles
Read more FAQ
Today's batteries can take EVs 300 miles on a single charge.
Battery Electric Vehicles (EVs) are by far the most efficient motorized vehicles in the world and use 3-4 times LESS energy than hydrogen fuel cell cars.
Enough excess generating capacity exists at night in the U.S. to charge 180 million EVs without adding any new capacity (no new coal or nuclear power plants). Source US. Department of Energy.
We will never fight a war over electricity.
EVs powered by the US electrical grid are cleaner than gas, E85, biodiesel & fuel cells.
Half of EV owners surveyed use solar energy to power their houses and cars.
EVs by the millions could be built today.
Plug-in cars capable of 50 miles per day would meet the needs of 80% of the American driving public. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation.
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