Archive for June, 2009

California won the last battle and is about to win the war

Energy Partisanship vs. Energy Policy
By Lou Ann Hammond
California is once again setting itself up to be the clean air czar of the nation.
President Obama increased the Corporate Average Fuel Economy [...]

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VW Passat Lingyu fuel cell from Beijing Olympics

California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) Sacramento, CA – John Tillman is the Program Manager for Volkswagen Group of America, Advanced Powertrain Research Program. Tang Yingchun is the test engineer of [...]

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John Tillman, Volkswagen fuel cells

California Fuel cell Partnership, Sacramento, CA – John Tillman is the Program Manager for Volkswagen Group of America, Advanced Powertrain Research Program.
Will Volkswagen continue with their fuel cell research and [...]

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Chris White, California Fuel Cell Partnership

I sat down with the CaFCP Communications Director, Chris White to discuss the hydrogen budget cut. What does it mean for CaFCP? How does the economic freefall of California effect [...]

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Byron McCormick resigns in protest of no hydrogen budget

From: byron mccormick
Subject: My Resignation
Date: May 11, 2009 1:25:40 PM EDT
To: The.Secretary@hg.doe.gov
Dear Secretary Chu:
Following your decision to zero funding for Hydrogen fuel cells for transportation, I have unfortunately spent the [...]

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2010 Lexus HS250h with Charles Hubbard

Charles Hubbard, Lexus dealer education, University of Toyota, talks to me while driving the 2010 Lexus HS 250h.
This is Lexus’ first four-cylinder gas engine and latest hybrid system. Peak output [...]

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How can GM bring back consumer & dealership loyalty?

John Batchelor is the host of the John Batchelor radio show on WABC, WMAL, KFI & KSFO. Batchelor talked to Hammond about the General Motors bankruptcy.
Our government has given billions [...]

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MSNBC on General Motors bankruptcy

Alex Witt, MSNBC’s weekend anchor, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, carlist.com, about General Motors bankruptcy.
When a consumer buys a car they have the choice of financing from multiple places, [...]

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NBC’s today show – What does GM’s bankruptcy mean to you?

Lester Holt, is the co-anchor of the weekend edition of NBC’s The Today show. Holt sat down with Scott Cohn, CNBC, and Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, carlist.com, to talk about [...]

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