[Peakoil] Air Force Jumpstarts Electric Vehicle Program

[Jenny Goldie]

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Air Force Jumpstarts Electric Vehicle Program
This week, Air Force officials unveiled a plan to establish Los Angeles Air Force Base as the first Federal facility to replace 100% of its general-purpose fleet with Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEV’s). This is the start of a broader Department of Defense (DoD) effort toward large-scale integration of PEV’s into its fleet. Lessons learned from this project will help DoD and other agencies understand operational implications of fleet electrification, while demonstrating cutting-edge PEV technologies, such as vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems. The move is the latest example of an Administration strategy of supporting emerging sustainable technologies, including biofuels, by being an early adopter. Large-scale government purchases can stimulate private sector investment, help create and nourish new domestic industries, and make government more cost-effective at the same time.
http://www.enn.com/energy/article/43233


Cars of the future: tiny, clean, green
FUTURISTIC city runabouts threaten to steal the limelight from show-pony performance cars at the Frankfurt motor show. 
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/cars-of-the-future-tiny-clean-and-green/story-e6frg9zx-1226135156389
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