Mar 10, 2005 (From the CalCars-News archive)
Added link to Austin Chronicle news story on Council's March 3 vote at
http://www.calcars.org/kudos.html
Austin Energy plans include approaching other cities with
municipally owned utilities (like New York, L.A. and Seattle) to join
Austin, placing one very large bulk order -- "We could almost
single-handedly create an immediate market for the plug-in hybrids,
speeding up production."
Austin Chronicle, Oct. 22, 2004, "Can Austin Kick-Start
the Hybrid Car Future?"
Transportation Convergence, March 1, 2003 (26 pages, 188KB PDF),
Austin Energy's report explains plug-in hybrids and recommends an
incentive package for gas optional vehicles (GOVs) to the largest 50
cities in the US.
Austin Chronicle reports that on the Austin City Council vote March 3
to establish an incentive program for PHEVs.
Added link to Hydrogen Bridges document (described below)
Added link to EVS21 presentation session by Greg Hanssen
Added link to EPRI/SCE/EDF/IEA-sponsored PHEV workshop at EVS21
http://www.calcars.org/about.html and similar text at http://www.calcars.org/vehicles.html
Read EnergyCS co-founder Greg Hanssen's
Bridge to the Hydrogen
Highway, on how adding batteries decreases the cost of fuel-cell
vehicles. On April 5, 2005 in Monte Carlo; he will
present a version of
this 2-page PDF at EVS-21 (Worldwide
International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium
& Exposition). EnergyCS's Lithium-Ion version of PRIUS+ (see
vehicles) will be at
the event, and Greg will be at the April 3
PHEV Workshop,
co-sponsored by Electric Power Research Institute, Southern California
Edison, Electricite de France, and the International Energy
Agency.