tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:/xml/plugin_hybrids1 2008-12-29T06:46:56Z tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2394 2007-10-23T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:46:56Z Honda Motor Co. Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said plug-in hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles offered too few environmental benefits to be worth pursing for the Japanese car company, according to the Wall Street Journal. Instead Fukui suggested that improved batteries would be better used for electric vehicles. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2099 2007-07-20T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:45:58Z Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality significantly by 2050, reports a new study by The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2138 2007-07-10T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:46:06Z Monday Ford Motor Co. announced a partnership with utility Southern California Edison to test a fleet of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles in an effort to make the technology more accessible to consumers, reduce petroleum-related emissions and improve the cost-effectiveness of the nation's electricity grid. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2008 2007-06-20T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:45:41Z Google Inc. aims to be carbon neutral by the end of 2007, according to a statement posted on the Official Google Blog. The search giant plans to fight global warming by investing in and using renewable energy sources; reducing energy consumption by maximizing efficiency, and purchasing carbon offsets for the greenhouse gas emissions that it cannot reduce directly. Rhett Butler tag:news.mongabay.com,2005:Article/2014 2007-06-19T14:30:39Z 2008-12-29T06:45:42Z Google.org, Google Inc.'s philanthropic arm, today unveiled an initiative to convert hybrid cars to plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), a move that will cut carbon dioxide emissions, reduce oil use, and help stabilize the electrical grid. Rhett Butler