PG&E asks carmakers to hurry up on plug-in hybrids

[Kadie]

PG&E asks carmakers to hurry up on plug-in hybrids
By Bernie Woodall
6 minutes ago



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is asking its 5.1 million customers to petition automakers to speed up development of plug-in electric-gasoline hybrid vehicles, California's largest utility said on Friday.

Along with their power and gas bills for September, PG&E customers will get a request to lobby the automakers.

PG&E and its parent, PG&E Corp. (NYSE:PCG - news), have joined with an Austin, Texas-based organization called "Plug-In Partners" that has set up an Internet petition drive to pressure U.S. and foreign automakers to make cars that can charge up by plugging in to a regular 120-volt household outlet.

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"Automakers aren't convinced there are enough buyers," PG&E's Howard said. "That's why PG&E is hoping to harness the power of its 5.1 million customers."

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Utilities like PG&E will not benefit from any increase in power use by its customers, said Taber of PG&E. Their rates are regulated by state agencies and they do not make more profit if they sell more electricity, Taber said.

PG&E officials say that if plug-in hybrids do become common, they will urge customers to plug in at night when the power grid is not as strained as it is during daylight hours.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060902/bs_nm/autos_hybrid_petition_dc_1

[waiting for hope]

1. Greedy little sons of bitches aren't they?

[Dems Will Win]

2. It's not that black and white

If people charge the plug-in at night, then you don't burn gasoline for the first 30 miles. Since most people don't drive more than 25 miles a day, some could go for days or weeks and not burn ANY gas, and then just burn a little.

The beauty of the plug-in charging at night is that there is 30% over-capacity in most regions, meaning we could charge the entire commuter fleet and not have to burn any extra fuel or build a single new plant to cover the load.

That's called something for nothing, or eliminating around 7 to 8 million barrels of oil a day that we burn in our cars. Just flat out eliminating it!

I'd rather take the money from Big Oil and give it to the electric utilities, some of which are municipally owned, given the benefit to the environment.

[waiting for hope]

3. My first gut reaction to PG&E was the lawsuits -

Erin Brockovich et al....and what they did to retain more of their profits. It's a wonderful idea but the company in the article doesn't come to the table with a clean slate.

[IDemo]

4. V2G technology will help make hybrids and pure electric vehicles viable

by making them a potential power source to the grid, instead of simply a drain: http://www.acpropulsion.com/technology/v2g.htm

[Kadie]

5. .

morning kick
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[goforit]

6. The war isn't with the Gov't it's with the CEOs of corporations!!!!!!

Marching on Washington DC any time soon?

Don't phucking waste your time!!!
March on every Evil corporation and evil-angelist church and start protesting there!!!