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• Utilities Jump on Board to Plan for a World of Plug-in Cars
  Mar 31, 2008 - USA Today
  
  In a sign of accelerating progress on plug-in hybrids -- the 100 mpg vehicles you can't yet buy in showrooms -- electric utilities quickly are linking with automakers and tech companies to develop "smart-charging" technology that controls when and how fast a vehicle is recharged.
  
  
• Revival of the Electric Car
  Mar 21, 2008 - Detroit Free Press
  
  The electric car has risen again. Within four years, at least two Japanese automakers plan to have all-electric cars on American roads. Several other automakers from around the world, including Ford Motor Co., are mulling similar vehicles.
  
  
• Hybrid cars may affect power distribution
  Mar 19, 2008 - UPI
  
  U.S. government scientists have found the increasing use of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks might substantially affect power distribution.
  
  
• MPSC Initiates Pilot Program to Integrate Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles into the Electric Grid
  Mar 11, 2008 - The Michigan Public Service Commission
  
  The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today initiated a pilot program designed to integrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) into Michigan's electric grid, positioning the state to become a leader in this technology. The pilot program will be part of the MPSC's ongoing smart grid collaborative.
  
  
• N.C. seeks research hub for plug-in cars
  Feb 13, 2008 - The Associated Press
  
  North Carolina State University plans to launch a research hub for the development of plug-in cars, a project that has attracted the interest of energy and automobile companies.
  
  
• Renault-Nissan and Project Better Place Prepare for First Mass Marketed Electric Vehicles
  Jan 21, 2008 -/PRNewswire-FirstCall/
  
  In a significant move towards reducing CO2 car emissions as well as particles pollution, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Project Better Place engage in a breakthrough with electric vehicles in Israel.
  
  
• Electric Car Plugs into Power Grid
  Nov. 12, 2007 - /PRNewswire/
  
  VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - PJM Interconnection will host a presentation and demonstration on Nov. 14, 2007 of an electric vehicle adapted to plug into and receive power dispatch commands from the power grid. The event will be held at PJM's Valley Forge campus. The demonstration will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prior to the demonstration, Dr. Willett Kempton, the lead researcher of the Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) initiative and associate professor of the University of Delaware, will be giving a presentation from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  
  
• Government to encourage electric cars: The government will consider deploying a national infrastructure for electric cars
  November 11, 2007 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Lilach Weissman and Dubi Ben-Gedalyahu Globes
  Prime Minster Ehud Olmert announced today that the government would encourage the development of electric vehicles. Olmert was speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting in which the ministers discussed "green" transportation moves which would conserve energy and help the environment. Olmert said that the government would consider granting experimental incentives to companies and factories that produced electric cars and would also consider deploying a national infrastructure that would enable electric cars to drive on Israel's roads.
  
  
• Idaho energy lab tests plug-in hybrid cars in Seattle
  Nov 6, 2007 - The Associated Press
  
  Fill it up, plug it in, then drive. And drive. And drive.That's the dream, anyway, of an Idaho National Laboratory program testing 13 Toyota Prius hybrid cars retrofitted with mileage-boosting batteries that can be plugged into a regular household electrical outlet when they're not in use to give them more oomph on the roads.
  
  
• Electric Car Answers the 'Call of the Grid'
  Oct 29, 2007 - AC Propulsion
  
  In a demonstration of V2G sponsored by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an electric vehicle plugged in at FERC headquarters and received power dispatch commands from PJM, the regional grid operator.
  
  
• Study: Plug-in hybrids could reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  July 19, 2007 - Ken Thomas - Associated Press
  
  If motorists used rechargeable "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles in large numbers, the U.S. could see a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, says a study released Thursday.
  
  
• Ford and Southern California Edison Partner on PHEV Research
  July 13, 2007 - Clean Edge News
  
  Ford and Southern California Edison are combining resources to explore ways to make plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles more accessible to consumers, reduce petroleum-related emissions and improve the cost-effectiveness of the nation's electricity grid.
  
  http://www.cleanedge.com/story.php?nID=4822
  
  
• Hybrids Spark Interest In Rechargeable Cars Advocates Push for More Electric-Powered Vehicles
  Feb. 1, 2005 - Mark Clayton - Christian Science Monitor
  
  Not long after Dan Kroushl got his new 2004 Toyota Prius, he began to wonder about the mysterious button on the dash. It didn't seem to have any function. Didn't boost the turbo or engage an ejector seat. In online discussions with other Prius enthusiasts, Kroushl soon discovered the button did have a hidden function: It could turn the gasoline-electric hybrid into an all-electric car — for a mile or so on limited battery power.
  
  
• Hydrogen fuel cell hums to life
  Dec 29, 2000 - CBC
  
  Dearborn, Michigan - The auto industry is very excited about the prototype of Ford's latest Focus. That's because of what's under the hood – hydrogen fuel cells to provide energy for an electric motor.
  
  
• Iceland sees the future — in hydrogen
  Dec 26, 2000 - Seth Dunn - Worldwatch Institute

  Riding from the airport to Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, gives one the sensation of having landed on the moon. Black lava rocks cover the mostly barren landscape, which is articulated by craters, hills and mountains. Other parts of the island are covered by a thin layer of green moss. American astronauts traveled here in the 1960s to practice walking the lunar surface, defining rock types and taking specimens.

• Hydrogen age coming upon us fast
  Nov 18, 2000 - Cameron Smith - Toronto Star
  
  It's about the size of a regular washing machine and it's going to get about one-third smaller. If all goes as expected, you'll be able to buy one in two or three years for $2,300 to $3,000, put it in your driveway, plug it into a normal electrical outlet, hook a water hose to it, and pump fuel into your car.
  

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