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V2G: All Roads Lead Through Batteries

by John Gartner on October 9th, 2008

Plug-in hybrids are exciting not only because they can reduce the cost (financial and environmental) of driving, but also because they could potentially lower the cost of powering a home and strengthen the power grid.

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Posted in Cars+Tranportation, Concept+Design 2 Comments

GM Unveils the Volt Plug-In Hybrid Car… Again?

by Matt Embrey on September 16th, 2008

GM Officially unveiled the Chevy Volt today, to which I asked, “Again?” To clarify this time it’s the “Official Launch” and the first time industry outsiders we be given a full look at the mysterious vehicle scheduled to go on sale in 2010.

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Posted in Cars+Tranportation 9 Comments

Are Plug-in Hybrids Eco-friendly Green?

by Matt Embrey on April 13th, 2008

Discuss… When I am surfing the Green sites of the interweb (including our own) I see a lot of very thoughtful and inspiring conversation, and I see a lot of misleading generalizations. One of the most abundant of the ladder is the comment “that car is not Green because when you plug it in [...]

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