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We work frequently with organizations and companies, including the groups listed below, and we frequently consult the media listed below:

Policy, research and advocacy groups and coalitions:
Advanced Vehicle Initiative Consortium of North Central Washington State
Alliance to Save Energy
American Automobile Association of Northern California
American Council on Renewable Energy
Americans for Energy Independence
Bluewater Network/Friends of the Earth
Center for a New American Dream
Center for Energy & Climate Solutions/Joe Romm
Climate Solutions
DontBeFueled
Electric Auto Association
Electric Drive Transportation Association
Energy Independence Now
Environmental Entrepreneurs
Freedom From Oil
Global Exchange
IEEE
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
Magic Consortium
Natural Resources Defense Council
OurPower
Plug In America
Plug-In Bay Area
Plug-In Hybrid Coalition of the Carolinas
Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium
Plug-in Hybrid Electric School Bus Project
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center at University of California Davis
Plug-In Partners
Rainforest Action Network
RechargeIT of Google.org
Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at UC Berkeley
Securing America's Future Energy
Set America Free
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Smart Transportation
The Vote Solar Initiative
V2G Research at Univ of Delaware
Weststart-CALSTART

Converters and companies (technology integrators):
AC Propulsion San Dimas, CA
Aerovironment Monrovia, CA
Alten Energy Solutions Vancouver, British Columbia
Amberjac Projects Grantham Lincolnshire, UK
Clean-Tech Los Angeles, CA
DIY-MPG San Francisco, CA
EDrive Systems LLC Irvine, CA
Efficient Drivetrains Davis, CA
EnergyCS Monrovia, CA
Enhanced Vehicle Acoustics Santa Clara, CA
EV Power Systems Rock Hill, SC
Green Car Company Seattle, WA
Greengears San Francisco, CA (blog)
Hybrid Center at the University of California-Davis (Prof. Andy Frank)
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies Chicago, IL
Hybrid Plugs Houston, TX
Hybrids-Plus Boulder, CO
Hymotion Concord, Ontario, Canada
L3 Research San Diego, CA
Luscious Garage San Francisco
OEMTEK Milpitas, CA
Pat's Garage San Francisco, CA
Plug-In Conversions Poway, CA
Plug-In Supply Petaluma, CA
Solar Electrical Vehicles Westlake Village, CA
Vehicle Design Summit Global Design Team Cambridge, MA
Venture Vehicles Los Angeles, CA
Visionary Vehicles (NY)
V2Green Seattle, WA

Hybrid component companies:
A123 Systems: Lithium-ion Batteries and conversion packs
AmondoTech: Small NiMH and Li-polymer batteries and chargers
Delta-q: Charger for PRIUS+
ElectricRider: Lead-acid batteries for PRIUS+
Electro Energy Inc.: NiMH PRIUS+ batteries
Hybrid Interfaces: CAN-View Prius data display and PRIUS+ automation
KTA Services Inc.: Contactors and misc. parts for PRIUS+
Manzanita Micro: Battery chargers usable between battery packs, and, soon, PHEV conversion kits
Metric Mind: Charger for PRIUS+
Nanoexa: high performance lithium batteries
Nilar: High-performance NiMH batteries
RabbitTool: Battery packs from small NiMH cells, using great tubular design
Valence Technology Lithium-phosphate batteries

Electricity industry:
Austin Energy
The California Electric Transportation Coalition (CalETC)
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Pacific Gas and Electric
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Southern California Edison.

Government:
Argonne National Lab
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
California Air Resources Board
California Energy Commission
Idaho National Lab
Pacific Northwest National Lab
South Coast Air Quality Management District
US DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Program's Vehicle Technologies Program

Media partners:
Free Range Studios Created Bettah animation
Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America, the first book on PHEVs, by Sherry Boschert
Shoulder High Productions Video productions
Who Killed the Electric Car by Chris Paine from Sony Pictures

Online publications and blogs:
Autoblog Green
Climate Progress (by Dr. Joseph Romm)
Edmunds Green Car Advisor
EVWorld.com
GM Fastlane
Green Car Congress
Green Car
Greentechmedia
HybridCars.com
Plugs and Cars (by Plug-In America Co-Founder Marc Geller)
Power, Plugs and People (2006 by CalCars Founder Felix Kramer)
Toyota Open Road
Treehugger
Wikipedia
World Changing/Sustainability Sundays

Online hybrid discussion groups:
EAA-PHEV Conversion Group successor to PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid Conversion Group
GM-Volt.Com
Greenhybrid.com
PriusChat
Yahoo Discussion Groups including Gridable Hybrids, Prius-2G, Prius_Technical Stuff, Hybrid_Ford_Escape


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