Weekly Clean Energy Roundup January 23, 2008

DOE Offers $30 Million for Developing Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles Detroit Auto Show Features New Hybrid and Diesel Models Porsche to Offer a Hybrid Version of its Four-Door Panamera Sales of Compact Fluorescent Lights Jump to 20% of the Market U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged Up 45% in 2007 Drilling Complete on Australian Hot Dry Rock Project 2007 Ranks Among the Warmest Years on Record DOE Offers $30 Million for Developing Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles DOE announced on January 17th that it is offering $30 million over the next three years for companies to design and build plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and then test them in fleets located in geographically diverse areas. The PHEVs must be able to travel at least 10 miles using only their electric drives, although DOE would prefer vehicles that come closer to achieving the goal of a 40-mile electric range. The vehicles must be comparable to current production vehicles in terms of emissions, safety, comfort, and performance, and the projects must either involve a high-volume vehicle manufacturer or a company with the capability of producing vehicles in high volumes. The selected projects are intended to address many of the critical barriers to achieving DOE’s goal of making […]

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