A year ago, the Chevrolet Volt was unknown......The demand for plug-in hybrids has exploded.....grumbled the City of Vancouver’s Brian Beck, “I’m ready to change the building code to require electric plugs throughout parking garages, but automakers tell me I can’t get their plug-in prototypes...Still no plug-in hybrids or electric cars in showrooms, but things are looking up.
Monday, December 3, 2007
IEEE Tech Talk: Times They are a'Changin'
IEEE Tech Talk's John Voelker's report is titled EVS-23: A Surge of Energy for Electric Cars. It is a first comment on the palpable difference being experienced at this year's Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS23), the electric drive industry trade show. An astounding 450 people attended Sunday's plug-in hybrid workshop. A member of congress, for the first time, spoke from the floor about promoting electric vehicles through federal legislation. Five major automakers have expensive displays. Voelker writes:
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Who was the member of Congress, and when??
Congressman Jay Inslee of Washington State. He's just written a book called "Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy."
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