Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...sold in Norway in 2018 were either all-electric or plug-in hybrids...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin Energy Sets the Curve

Stakeholders weigh in on top choice to lead utility

"...power plant, its pioneering efforts in green building and plug-in hybrids, the controversy over contracting with a biomass plant..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Pick Your Transport Future

Camaro and plug-in hybrids compete for 'ooh' factor

"...week on the Capitol South Steps the option was plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Robert Kanode, CEO of Valence..."

May 5, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Two Years Gone – How Many Left to Save the Planet?

This Earth Day, urgent evidence of global warming should kick the Austin Climate Protection Plan into higher gear

"...executive assistant), Lisa Braithwaite (an AE transfer from the plug-in hybrids program), and Rachel Thompson (fresh from the Master..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Fighting the Green Fight

A roundup of this session's environmental legislation

"...state to start inventorying emissions, create new incentives for plug-in hybrids, set new building and appliance efficiency standards, so..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...the Austin Climate Protection Plan, energy efficiency, green building, plug-in hybrids, and other efforts. – Katherine Gregor The God..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature

Goodbye Watson, Hello Rabago

A climate-change changing of the guard

"...AE’s efforts on the ACPP, energy efficiency, green building, plug-in hybrids, and other programs...."

March 31, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Plugging In to Austin's Future

The cars of the future are here

"...on hand. And of course, there were Toyota Prius hybrids and plug-ins aplenty...."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...and the vehicle-to-grid (aka, V2G) technology that will enable plug-in hybrid vehicles and potentially decrease gasoline demand by an..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Headlines

"...Austin's enviro credentials and attending a UT/A&M meeting on plug-in hybrids and transportation Aug. 19, followed by a U.S...."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...the market," noted Walls, who hopes to be buying plug-in hybrids by 2010. (Austin Energy's Plug-In Part­ners campaign has..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...in an e-mail. "This measure contains tax incentives for plug-in hybrids and renewable diesel that I've authored in the..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...10% ethanol (E10). The city also currently has 151 hybrids, 244 propane-powered vehicles, and six running on compressed natural..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

City Vehicle Fleet Getting More Alternative

City of Austin four months away from being halfway to a biofuel vehicle fleet.

"...10% ethanol (E10). The city also currently has 151 hybrids, 244 propane-powered vehicles, and six running on compressed natural..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Will Austin's Silicon Hills Supply Plug-In Hybrids' Techno Entrails?

How Austin's inherent intellectual, industrial, and human resources can take charge in supplying technological guts for plug-in-hybrid electric vehicles

"...Austin may have the guts to lead the plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle revolution in more ways than one. For..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin's Corn-Powered Cop-Car Conundrum

Did climate-change concerns trump common sense when the city decided to rush a nearly $3 million order for new cop cars?

"...hope that "significant changes" in standard vehicle technology (like plug-in hybrids) are made to allow "a complicated organization like..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Austin Boards Biofuel Bandwagon

City makes biofuels-conversion progress, as it works to implement Austin Climate Protection Plan, strives to meet goal of carbon-neutral fleet by 2020

"...easiest ways to cut carbon before more electric and plug-in hybrids become available...."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Plug-in Hybrids Get Jump Start

House Ways and Means Committee approves first-ever federal incentive bill for plug-in vehicles

"...Big news on the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle scene this week, as the U.S...."

July 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

How Does Austin Energy Expect to Change the World With …

"...Dear Austin Chronicle, Re: "AE & Plug-in Hybrids" [News, May 25]: I have read much about..."

May 26, 2007 Postmarks

AE & Plug-In Hybrids: Power Coming and Going

Electric cars could both run clean and boost our power supply

"...Duncan started looking at plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The difference between a PHEV and..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Profitable, but Clean

AE's Duncan pushes for new power paradigm

"...harmony green building, an increasingly electrified transportation grid (think plug-in hybrid cars), and an information-technology-rich, fluidly communicating, "smart" grid..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

"...introduced legislation Monday to encourage awareness and production of plug-in hybrid vehicles – which use additional lithium-ion batteries to..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature

Austin Climate Protection Plan

The five components

"...its Green Building Program, GreenChoice Renewable Energy Program, and Plug-In Partners, a national initiative promoting advanced hybrid vehicles to..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...of Austin Energy's Patents, Grants, and Research Office, presents Plug-In Austin: Building a Market for Gas-Optional Hybrids. 7-8:45pm. North..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...• When General Motors unveiled the Volt, its plug-in hybrid electric car, recently, giddiness no doubt overcame the..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature

Beside the Point

Wynn is leading the way in cities' efforts to curb greenhouse gases

"...time and resources he has devoted to pushing for plug-in hybrid vehicles. His green dreams and mayoral conferencing have..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Plug-in Hybrid Cars: Coming Soon to Austin, Detroit, and Your Driveway?

Support for plug-in technology building nationally and locally

"...the first automaker to announce plans to build a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Unwilling to cede its green throne,..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...kits now being developed by independent companies to transform Hybrids into plug-in hybrids, doubling their fuel economy, Wynn said..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the passage of a resolution encouraging the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (capable of doubling today's hybrids fuel..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Wynn snatched a little national spotlight to discuss the Plug-in Partners National Campaign, an effort kicked off in Austin..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

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