C2ES Launches PEV Action Plan

On March 13, 2012, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions released An Action Plan to Integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicles with the U.S. Electrical Grid, a roadmap for coordinated public & private sector action at state & local levels to ensure PEV owners can conveniently plug in their cars.

  1. Pre-event mentions
  2. Join us tomorrow at the Newseum for #PEVDialogue, a conversation on how to get more #EVs in the market bit.ly/xEwiD3 #transportation
  3. NU’s at the Plug-in Electric Vehicle Dialogue by @C2ES_org tomorrow; follow at #PEVDialogue
  4. 1:30 today Sen. Alexander will speak at C2ES. "EVs:Plugging into the U.S. Grid" Mike Robinson, GM will also speak. Event tag - #PEVDialogue
  5. Highlights of Live Tweets During the Event
  6. Photo: At @C2ES conference plugged in downtown with #CO2Fre @NissanLEAF had to unplug a fully-charged... tmblr.co/Zle9NyHx6kJI
  7. Electric vehicles can enhance our #energy security because of little or no use of oil #PEVDialogue
  8. @SmartPower_org With rising oil prices, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are just one solution #PEVDialogue
  9. @SmartPower_org @SolarCoach PEVs sold 50% better than hybrids when they were first introduced. Very promising! #PEVDialogue
  10. Volt is a huge breakthrough for us. Certainly have our challenges in front of us. - Mike Robinson, GM #PEVDialogue
  11. Ed Kjaer of Southern California Edison: The dirtiest day of your EV is the first day. It just gets greener as the grid does. #PEVDialogue
  12. Roland Hwang of NRDC says they strongly support PEVs to move us beyond oil at #PEVDialogue
  13. "We're not going to be able to drill our way out of this problem." Roland Hwang, @NRDC #PEVDialogue
  14. RT @C2ES_org: Electrification is about investing in America and the economy - Roland Hwang, @NRDC #PEVDialogue
  15. We need a consistent national regulatory framework for EVs as stated in PEV Action Plan bit.ly/x2ewCT #PEVDialogue - Roland Hwang
  16. Robinson: GM made this commitment to #EVs long before Obama became president. #PEVDialogue
  17. People forget Prius started at a much slower pace than Volt & Nissan Leaf - Mike Robinson @GM #PEVDialogue
  18. Kjaer: We've been talking about #EVs FOREVER. But what got people moving was making decisions based on their pocketbook. #PEVDialogue
  19. In 2008 when oil peaked, we noticed the market shifted & more choices came into the market -Ed Kjaer #PEVDialogue
  20. Kjaer: We don't need to build additional power plants or lay more power lines to meet our transportation demand. #EVs #PEVDialogue
  21. There is a lot of excess capacity in electric grid right now for #electric vehicles: #EVs won't blow the grid -Ed Kjaer #PEVDialogue
  22. #PEVDIALOGUE. So Cal Edison "Grid is a national energy security asset"
  23. Exactly RT @chandlerclay: @SmartPower_org With rising oil prices, plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are just one solution #PEVDialogue

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