Los Angeles-based Station to Re-fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Honda began operation of a next generation Solar Hydrogen Station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles. Designed as a single, integrated [...]
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US National Academy of Sciences Report Highlights Benefits of NGVs
November 8, 2009 – 7:54 am
Source: NGVAmerica
USA
Electric and plug-in electric vehicles worse than gasoline on emissions pollutants Last month, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a report that attempts to evaluate the externalities associated with energy production and use in the U.S. The report, entitled Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use, was prepared at the [...]
US Government Accountability Office Casts Doubt on Plug-in Hybrid EVs
June 30, 2009 – 3:27 am
USA
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has examined and reported (GAO-09-493) on the implications of implementing the government’s goal for federal agencies to use plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) when available, casting doubt on their suitability for carbon emissions reduction. Two weeks after the GAO report was released, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced [...]
