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In Europe, private and non-profit organizations are taking opportunities to support electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure into their own hands. Large UK utility companies are developing competitive products for electric vehicle cha...
Posted Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 11:50 am | Filed in: Automotive, Electrification, Transportation
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have continued to charge ahead on energy issues this week, with the passage of two more domestic production bills in the House and the introduction of electric vehicle legislation in the Senate.
As par...
Posted Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 2:03 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Security, Legislation, National Security
After a two-week congressional recess—plenty of time to hear from constituents about high gas prices and pain at the pump—Members of Congress have hit the road running on energy issues this week.
Yesterday the House passed ...
Posted Friday, May 6th, 2011 at 2:59 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Gas Prices, Legislation, Oil Dependence
Recently, there have been several articles written about the future outlook for grid-enabled vehicles, their impact the electric grid, and how utilities must begin preparing for the additional demand. One report, released by the...
Posted Monday, May 2nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity, Electrification
Today, with gas prices climbing and turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East showing no signs of abatement, policy makers should be focused like a laser beam on energy security, oil and gasoline prices, domestic production, etc...
Posted Thursday, April 7th, 2011 at 7:15 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electrification, Energy Security
On Friday, President Obama announced efforts to reduce petroleum consumption in trucks and other fleet vehicles. The White House released another fact sheet linking this initiative with the President’s speech earlier last week...
Posted Monday, April 4th, 2011 at 5:33 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electrification, Energy Security, Oil Dependence, Policy
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an opinion piece about the value of subsidies for electric vehicles, with several supporting arguments that deserve a more in-depth look.
First, the author claims that EVs “have been with...
Posted Friday, March 25th, 2011 at 1:47 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Oil Dependence
Over seventy percent of U.S. oil consumption is attributable to the transportation sector. Any effective solution to U.S. oil dependence is going to (in fact must) arise in this sector. Many options exist, from simply improvin...
Posted Monday, March 14th, 2011 at 5:48 am | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Supply, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Transportation
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