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This week, a new 12-18 month waiting period was announced, and both Democrats and Republicans in Washington let out a collective groan of frustration. The news, however, was not of another delay in the seemingly interminable wai...
Posted Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at 6:02 am | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Supply, Legislation
Primary election results dominated the news this week, with climate and energy policy playing a key role. The most surprising winner (pending absentee ballot results) was Alaska Republican Joe Miller, who appears well on his way...
Posted Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 9:55 am | Filed in: Electrification, Legislation
Electricity: the fuel of electric vehicles (EVs). The price of electricity: a key determinant of their economic viability. Policies to support renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions tend to push electricity prices up. Under ...
Posted Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 3:00 pm | Filed in: Economics, Electric Utilities, Electricity, Electrification, Energy Demand
At the beginning of the week, Democrats were clinging to slim hopes of an energy bill passing through the Senate. On Tuesday, it became clear that the Senate calendar would not allow for both an energy debate and the confirmatio...
Posted Friday, August 6th, 2010 at 8:58 am | Filed in: Electrification, Legislation
There is a considerable amount of confusion on whether electric vehicles (EVs) bring about environmental benefits in the form of lower CO2 emissions when compared to conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
Who s...
Posted Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 1:24 pm | Filed in: Electricity, Electrification, Environment, Transportation
This week, House democrats released their oil spill response plan, and shortly thereafter, Senator Harry Reid published the Senate’s legislation, the “Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010.”
In Thur...
Posted Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 10:45 am | Filed in: Electrification, Legislation
The deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and the potential of “electromobility” are hot topics in political and economic arenas around the world. Major carmakers, including Daimler AG, Toyota Motor Corp, General Motors Corp...
Posted Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 2:21 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Transportation
General Motors today announced the pricing of the eagerly-anticipated Chevy Volt. Once federal tax rebates are taken into account, the Volt will cost approximately $33,500. The Volt—a plug-in hybrid with a 40-mile electric-o...
Posted Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 10:45 am | Filed in: Electrification, Legislation
