A Call to Action
A Call to Action: Executive Summary
by Herschel Specter
President, RBR Consultants, Inc.
mhspecter@verizon.net
This report is a call to action, and it presents a multi-faceted national energy plan that would address the twin...
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Tagged Climate Change, CO2 Capture, Economy, Electric Vehicles, Energy Economics, GHGs, Global Competitiveness, Methanol, Natural Gas Powered Vehicles, Nuclear, Oil, Oil Imports, Peak Oil |
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A Preliminary Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Wind Energy Markets Technical Report
Full Title: A Preliminary Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
on Wind Energy Markets Technical Report
Author(s): W. Short and P. Denholm
Publisher(s): USDOE NREL
Publication Date: 4/2006
Identifier: NREL/TP-620-39729
Language: English
Length: 41 pages, PDF
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Tagged Denholm, Electric Vehicles, Emissions, NREL, Short, US DOE, Wind |
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A Strong Case for Energy Storage?
Last month, the National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries released “Distributed Energy Storage: Serving National Interests,” a white paper which outlines the benefits of distributed energy storage (DES) and its...
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Tagged Economy, Electric Vehicles, Energy Security, Energy Storage, Environment |
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Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future
Full Title: Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future
Author(s): Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., Linda A. Capuano, Daniel P. Poneman, David B. Sandalow, James W. Owens, Deanne M. Short, John S. Watson, S. Shariq...
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Tagged Electric Vehicles, Innovation, Liquid Fuels, Natural Gas, Oil, Transportation |
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An “All-of-the-Above” Strategy to Reduce Oil Use
The President said in his State of the Union Address, “And nowhere is the promise of innovation greater than in American-made energy.” He then talked about opening federal land for...
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Tagged Biofuels, CAFE Standards, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Ethanol, Flex Fuel, Global Competitiveness, Innovation, Methanol, National Security, Oil Sands, President Obama, Shale Oil, State of the Union |
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An Action Plan to Integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicles with the U.S. Electrical Grid
Full Title: An Action Plan to Integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicles with the U.S. Electrical Grid
Author(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publication Date: 3/2012
Language: English
Length:...
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Tagged Electric Grid, Electric Vehicles, PEV |
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An Action Plan to integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicles With the U.S. Electrical Grid
Full Title: An Action Plan to integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicles With the U.S. Electrical Grid
Author: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publication Date: 3/2012
Language: English
Length: 62 pages
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Americans...
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Tagged Electric Grid, Electric Vehicles, grid, PEVs |
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An innovation and policy agenda for commercially competitive plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
Full Title: An innovation and policy agenda for commercially competitive plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
Author(s): D. Lemoine , D. Kammen, and A. Farrell
Publisher(s): IOP Publishing, Environmental Research Letters
Publication Date: 2/2008
Identifier(s): doi:10.1088/1748-9326/3/1/014003, ...
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Tagged Electric Vehicles, Energy Policies, Farrell, Hybrid, IOP, Kemmen, Lemoine, PHEV |
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Analysis of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
Full Title: Analysis of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
Author(s): U.S. Energy and Information Administration
Publisher(s): U.S. Energy and Information Administration
Publication Date: 5/2012
Language: English
Length: 44 pages, PDF
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Additional...
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Tagged Biofuels, Clean Energy Standard Act, Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policies, Renewables, Solar, U.S. Energy and Information Administration, US DOE, Wind Energy |
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CBO: Recent Growth in Subsidies for Renewables, Efficiency
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office found that in 2011 federal support for fuel and energy technology development and production was $24 billion. Of this, $20.5 billion, or...
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Tagged ARRA, Congressional Budget Office, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil, R&D, Solar, Subsidies, US DOE, Wind |
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Climate Tech Book: Transportation Sector Overview
Full Title: Climate Tech Book: Transportation Sector Overview
Author(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publication Date: 3/2011
Language: English
Length: 8 pages, PDF
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Tagged Electric Vehicles, Transportation |
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Comparing the Benefits and Impacts of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Options
Full Title: Comparing the Benefits and Impacts of Hybrid Electric Vehicle Options
Author(s): R. Graham (Project Manager)
Publisher(s): EPRI
Publication Date: 7/2001
Identifier: 1000349
Language: English
Length: 264 pages, PDF
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Description (excerpt):
This...
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Tagged Electric Vehicles, EPRI, Graham, HEV, Hybrid |
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Contribution of Li-Ion Batteries to the Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles
Full Title: Contribution of Li-Ion Batteries to the Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles
Author(s): D. Notter, M. Gauch, R. Widmer, et al.
Publisher(s): Environmental Science & Technology, ACS
Publication Date: 6/2010
Identifier(s): Environ. Sci....
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Tagged ACS, Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Environmental Science & Technology, Gauch, Notter, Widmer |
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Cost-Effectiveness of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions from Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Full Title: Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy
Author(s): Daniel M. Kammen, Samuel M. Arons, Derek M. Lemoine and Holmes Hummel
Publisher(s): Brookings
Publication Date: 7/2008
Language: English
Length: 26 pages, PDF
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Tagged climate change mitigation, cost-effectiveness, Electric Vehicles, PHEVs, plug-in hybrid vehicle |
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CRS: Limited Short-Term Options on Gas Prices
A recent Congressional Research Service report titled “Rising Gasoline Prices 2012” states that Congress has “limited short term options … to address gasoline prices.”
The report identifies six short-run policy options...
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Tagged Alternative Fuel Commercialization, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Independence, Energy Policies, Energy Security, Natural Gas, Oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Imports, Transportation |
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Debunking the Myth of EVs and Smokestacks
Full Title: Debunking the Myth of EVs and Smokestacks
Author(s): C. Gribben
Publisher(s): Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, D.C.
Publication Date: 10/1996
Identifier: n/a
Language: English
Length: 11 pages, PDF
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Tagged Electric Vehicle Association, Electric Vehicles, Elsewhere Emissions, Gribben |
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Discussion Catalyst: Conservation and Fuel Efficiency
[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] The main...
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Tagged Batteries, CAFE Standards, Diesel, Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage, Flex Fuel, Rail, Taxes, Transportation |
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Discussion Catalyst: Electrical Transmission
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Tagged Consumer Behavior, Electric Grid, Electric Vehicles, Oil, Renewables, Smart Grid, Transmission |
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Discussion Catalyst: Electricity — Background and Goals
[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] The U.S....
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Tagged Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, GHGs, Power Sector, Transmission |
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Discussion Catalyst: Important Policies (Oil)
[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Restoring the...
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Tagged Batteries, China, Commodoties, Electric Vehicles, Global Competitiveness, National Security, Oil |
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Discussion Catalyst: Moving Away from Oil–The Transportation Sector
[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Oil-based fuels...
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Tagged Alternative Fuel Commercialization, Critical Policy Issues, Electric Vehicles, Flex Fuel, Government Procurement, Oil, Oil Imports, Subsidies |
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DOE-backed Firm Claims Battery Breakthrough
As reported by the New York Times, Envia Systems, a California-based battery manufacturing company, announced yesterday what it calls a “major breakthrough” in battery technology that is “poised to revolutionize...
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Tagged ARPA-E, Electric Grid, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Storage, Envia Systems, Transportation, US DOE |
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Economic Realities of the Electric Car
Full Title: Economic Realities of the Electric Car
Author(s): Nicolas D. Loris and David W. Kreutzer
Publisher(s): The Heritage Foundation
Publication Date: 1/2011
Language: English
Length: 3 pages, PDF
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High gasoline prices...
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Tagged Electric Vehicles, EVs, Fuel Efficiency Standards |
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Effects of Federal Tax Credits for the Purchase of Electric Vehicles
Full Title: Effects of Federal Tax Credits for the Purchase of Electric Vehicles
Author(s): Congressional Budget Office
Publisher(s): Congressional Budget Office
Publication Date: 9/2012
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The federal government has adopted several policies to encourage the production...
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Electric Vehicles and Government Fleets
Full Title: Electric Vehicles and Government Fleets
Author: Rafael Reyes
Publisher(s): Bay Area Climate Collaborative
Publication Date: 5/2012
Language: English
Length: 37 pages
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Description (excerpt):
A presentation to the California State Department of Transportation on the state's electric vehicle program
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