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...this before, but now there have been important advances on the technology side," says Theodore Craver Jr., chief executive officer of Southern California Edison...
...SoCal Edison provides electricity to 13 million people and is the biggest power player behind the new EV push. Craver foresees at least 30,000 EVs in his region by the end of 2012. The state's Air Resources Board is less optimistic, quoting estimates between 7,500 and 25,000 EVs on the state's roads by 2014. Most are brand names you've never heard of, at least not yet, like Zenn, Zap, Helion and Wheego. (See the best cars from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show...
...SoCal Edison maintains the largest EV fleet in the country, with some 300 electric vehicles, mostly Toyota RAV4s and trucks. It also operates in Pomona the Electric Vehicle Technical Center, a facility advanced enough to have automakers knocking. Ford's plug-in hybrid Escape SUVs have been tested there, and others, such as Mitsubishi's iMiEV subcompact and Daimler's plug-in hybrid van, are under review. General Motors' much anticipated plug-in hybrid, the Chevy Volt, has been put through its paces in Pomona...
...part of SoCal Edison's ramp-up involves the installation of 5.3 million SmartConnect meters in every home throughout its 50,000 sq. mi. service region, from the Pacific Ocean to the San Bernardino Mountains to the east and into parts of Orange County. Total installation is expected to be completed by 2012 at a cost of $1.9 billion. But much more will be needed to handle the widespread adoption of EVs, the utility says...
...sport at Harvard, you drop out at 14, you never get out of prison).The second lesson is that you should always try to reach out to those who are different from you. You are among a small percentage of Americans who are _____ (college-educated, former students of Mrs. Edison, in charge of the prison system). Never forget that most people have had profoundly different life experiences from you, especially if _____ (they are Detroit Lions fans, they were in Mrs. Graham’s class, they were part of a prison gang). But there are ways to cut across...