Newsletter Issue 2
October 2006, Boulder, CO
 
Event Announcement Tuesday October 24th.
The University of Colorado's Energy Initiative and CU Law's Energy and Environmental Security Initiative are teaming up to bring Colorado's first plug-in hybrid from Hybrids Plus, Inc. to the Boulder campus. The event,/ Unveiling Our Transportation Future: Colorado's First Plug-in Hybrid, /will take place at 5 pm on October 24 in the Wittemyer Courtroom of the new Wolf Law building. Not only will the car be available for viewing, but distinguished speakers will include Carl Lawrence (Founder and President of Hybrids Plus), Keith Park (Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and Joel Swisher (Managing Director of Rocky Mountain Institute). For directions to the Wolf Law Building, visit: http://www.colorado.edu/law/about/directions.htm
 
Hybrids Plus Inc., a Boulder based company converted the Toyota Prius to a plug-in with the support of the Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation. Hybrids Plus is only the second company in the United States to undertake such a conversion. Carl Lawrence, founder and CEO of Hybrids Plus will discuss the project's development and the PHEV conversion. Keith Parks of National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Strategic Energy Analysis Center will present results from a study by Xcel Energy and NREL to assess the collective effects of widespread PHEV adoption on environmental emissions and the electrical generation in Colorado. Finally Joel Swisher, the managing director of the Rocky Mountain Institute will speak about the long-term potential and national implications of PHEVs. Following the presentation there will be an interactive question and answer session during which the Office of Energy Management of Conservation will have the car available for public viewing. For more information contact: Kevin Doran, Energy and Environmental Security Initiative, (303) 492-5127, dorank@colorado.edu
 
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1. What is your experience with electric, hybrid-electric, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles?
A) Current Owner
B) Considering Purchase
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