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fastlane.gmblogs.com - 3/4/2009

Our Real-World Learnings Differ From CMU Study

— fastlane.gmblogs.com — By Jon Lauckner Vice President Global Program Management This past weekend, I read some media reports about... a study by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) questioning the wisdom of vehicles like the Chevy Volt that offer more than a “token” ... (more) Our Real-World Learnings Differ From CMU Study

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earth2tech.com - 2/26/2009

Daily Sprout

— earth2tech.com — Japan Mulls Feed-In Tariff : Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is pushing for a feed-in... tariff that would guarantee a price (to be paid by utilities) for surplus electricity from residential solar systems for about a decade. ... (more) Daily Sprout

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autobloggreen.com - 2/21/2009

General Motors files Canadian restructuring plan, will build hybrid car

— autobloggreen.com — General Motors of Canada Ltd has followed its corporate parent in Detroit in filing a viability plan... with the Canadian government. It contains the usual array of ideas about working with the Canadian Auto Workers union and cutting executive and salaried pay to cut costs. The plan also includes ... (more) General Motors files Canadian restructuring plan, will ...

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Studies Question Plug-in Hybrid Mileage
HybridCars.com — ... Hybrid Mileage Published February 26, 2009 A new study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University says that plug-in hybrids with 40 miles of all-electric range are less cost-effective than hybrids with smaller battery packs. “Forty miles might be a sweet spot for making sure a lot of people get to work without using gasoline, but you’re doing it at a cost that will never be repaid in fuel savings,” said Jeremy Michalek, an engineering professor who led the study, in an interview with Bloomberg . The study was funded by the National Science Foundation and was accepted for ...

Volt Battery Pack Too Bulky, Expensive to Compete With Hybrids, Says Study
Earth2Tech — When it comes to battery packs for plug-in hybrids, smaller is better, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University. Led by engineering professor Jeremy Michalek, the study authors found that plug-ins with battery packs large enough for only about seven miles of all-electric range can simultaneously reduce petroleum consumption, greenhouse gas ...

CMU study indicates the Chevy Volt may be too expensive to be effective
Autoblog Green — Click above for a high res gallery of the 2011 Chevy Volt Electric vehicle proponents never like to hear news like this, but another study has indicated that plug-in vehicles with longer battery ranges are going to be too expensive to be cost-effective, even though they will reduce greenhouse ...

CMU study suggests GM has wildly oversized the batteries in the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid
Climate Progress — Plug in hybrids vehicles are certainly the car of the very near future and a core climate solution . And electricity is the only alternative fuel that can lead to energy independence . But I have a long been concerned that General Motors has overdesigned its showcase plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the Chevy Volt (see “ Is a 40-mile all electric range too much? “). Now a major new study by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, “Impact of battery weight and charging patterns on the economic and environmental benefits of plug-in hybrid vehicles” ( PDF here ) confirms my basic analysis that plug-ins make sense, ...

Too many volts
Grist - the Latest from Grist — By Joseph Romm Plug-in hybrid vehicles are certainly the car of the very near future and a core climate solution. And electricity is the only alternative fuel that can lead to energy independence (see here). But I have a long been concerned that General Motors has overdesigned its showcase plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt (see here). Now a major new study by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, "Impact of battery weight and charging patterns on the economic and environmental benefits of plug-in hybrid vehicles" (see here [PDF]) confirms my basic analysis that plug-ins make sense, but a ...