100 Silicon Valley Executives Pledge to Drive Plug-in Hybrids by 2008
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is a consortium of high-tech companies in Silicon Valley, California. The group is releasing a “Clean and Green” action plan about what these companies can do to help reduced fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
As a part of the initiative 100 executives from member companies have pledged to drive plug-in cars themselves by the start of 2008. According to CalCars.org, at the present time there are only 70 plug-in hybrids on U.S. roads. Remarkably small considering GM is planning to roll out 60,000 Volts between 2010 and 2011.
The group is also about to release a 52 page report on what they believe needs to be done for the environment and recommendations.
A123 will be the battery company (no doubt along with their newly acquired Hymotion) that converts the plug-ins.
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September 24th, 2007 at 5:49 am
Do we know what cars they will convert?
September 24th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Complete BS if you ask me. Maybe if they are serious they should start flying commercial instead of private jets, and move into smaller houses to save energy. Do you think they will do that?
September 24th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Brian, that was my first question: Gonna give up the private jet?
September 24th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
It’s not a question of reducing emissions, it’s about spreading the word. Imagine it this way, if 100 top execs drive PHEV’s, wouldn’t that help to send a message to other company execs, the employees below them, the suppliers, the government… others might start thinking about PHEV’s.
And another thought, if execs have them, they might be more willing to adopt a ‘front-and-center’ parking policy with outlets just for plug-in cars.
Wouldn’t that be more encouraging to the working man/woman.
Don’t just think adding up emissions per person, think on the scale of society as a whole! Afterall, we all live on this planet together!
September 24th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Plug-in cars are about getting off of petroleum. The benefits of reduced emissions are ancillary. It will be some time before plug-in cars are “green” like renewable energy sources, but it is an important in terms of ending our nation’s oil addiction and allowing ourselves to evolve our economy away from oil, and soon enough natural gas, then coal, and then nuclear power until we only use the power from the sun, wind, waves, and earth. But those are future issues and it forces ideas that are not necessarily linked to the technology. The execs aren’t going to get rid of their private jets because they have places to go, and they’re going to keep they’re giant homes because they want to. They’re also going to drive plug-in hybrids and EV’s because they want to contribute to the development of a technology that is going to protect our economy and our citizens from continued dependence on a nonrenewable energy resource controlled by people that we both don’t like and don’t like us.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
One man is hooked on phev and the rest simply want to keep their jobs. No news here other than the “breaking news” about how an over zealous boss is controling the lives of those that work beneath him.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
I’m sick of this plug-in hybrid crap. What good is a plug-in Prius? Great, you can go for a handful of miles as long as you don’t step on the accelerator too hard or exceed 35 MPH. These plug-in Prius people are ruining the image of electric cars by making them look like they’re only for granola hippies who think golf carts are as good as real cars.