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Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit Plan

Dec.22, 2008 in Energy, USA politics

Andy Grove has a plan to test the viability of retrofitting US autos into plug-in hybrids fashioned along the lines of GM’s Volt design. He suggest testing this on 1 million cars at a cost of about $10 billion mainly due to the continued high cost for batteries ($10,000 per car). He is also pushing [...]

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Cutting US Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sep.22, 2008 in Energy, Environment

US GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions are estimated to rise to 9.7 gigatons of Carbon Dioxide equivalents (CO2e) up from 7.2 gigatons CO2e in 2005. Coupled with a gradual decrease in cabon sinks’ absorption many experts and legislation currently before the US Congress places the 2030 target at 3.5 to 5.2 gigatons of CO2e. All of [...]

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