eastbayexpress.com - 1/17/2009
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Daniel Sherwood and Paul Guzyk never dreamed they would be accused of harming the planet. After all, the primary goal of their Berkeley startup company, 3Prong Power, is to curb greenhouse gas emissions. They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly electric vehicles that get 100 to 150 miles ...
eastbayexpress.com - 1/19/2009
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eastbayexpress.com —
Daniel Sherwood and Paul Guzyk never dreamed they
would be accused of harming the planet. After all,...
the primary goal of their Berkeley startup company, 3Prong Power, is to curb greenhouse gas emissions. They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly ...
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News | Who's Killing the Plug-In Hybrid?
hybridcars.com - 1/22/2009
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hybridcars.com —
While major carmakers have dragged their heels on
delivering the next big breakthrough on fuel efficiency, the...
plug-in hybrid , a small group of California entrepreneurs and innovators have made it possible for consumers to convert existing hybrids ...
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California Regulators Could Kill Plug-in Hybrid Conversions
reuters.com - 1/22/2009
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reuters.com —
Reuters: California asked the new head of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to reconsider the...
state's request, denied by the previous administration, to impose its own tough limits on climate warming emissions from cars. The letter ...
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California asks EPA to review car emissions waiver
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Who's killing the plug-in hybrid?
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... This East Bay Express story is a must-read article. The same folks who decided the hydrogen highway was the road to the future now very well might kill the plug-in hybrid conversion industry. ...
California Regulators Could Kill Plug-in Hybrid Conversions
HybridCars.com —
... , have also offered administrative solutions, such as waiving full-scale emissions tests for small conversion companies until they have completed a certain number of conversions. Until that time, these companies—many of which have only completed a dozen or so conversions—would be required to submit written documentation about emissions. "It's simply too early for government regulation of plug-in hybrids," said Felix Kramer, co-founder of CalCars, in an interview with the weekly East Bay Express . “Acting too soon will shut off innovation and will kill companies that are just ...
Sustainability News Headlines - 1/21/2009
Conservation Value Notes —
... Institute Energy and the Environment: An Issue We Absolutely Have to Get Right Treehugger, 1/21 Solar Power Needs a Bailout Too Time, 1/21 Three Plans to Rescue the Economy and the Earth With Better Public Transportation Treehugger, 1/21 Traditional (Shade Grown) Coffee Farms 'Improve Tree Biodiversity' SciDev.net, 1/21 Berkeley Nudging Residents to Cut the Carbon SF Chronicle, 1/21 Who's Killing the Plug-In Hybrid? East Bay Express, 1/21 Tibetan ...
First it Killed the Electric Car; Now CARB Goes After Plug-in Hybrids
Green Options —
Last week, the East Bay Express published an article regarding the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) plans for aftermarket, plug-in hybrid conversions. ...
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