CalCars

The California Cars Initiative
FounderFelix Kramer
Location
Origins2002
Websitehttp://www.calcars.org/
Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid converted by CalCars with a fuel economy of over 100 miles per gallon

CalCars (also known as The California Cars Initiative) was a charitable, non-profit organization founded in 2002 to promote plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as a key to addressing oil dependence and global warming both nationally and internationally.[1][2] It was active until 2010, when the first mass-produced PHEVs arrived. CalCars envisioned millions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, charged by off-peak electricity from renewable energy sources, and with their internal combustion engines powered by low-carbon alternative fuels, as a way to significantly reduce greenhouse gases that come from transportation.

  1. ^ Inslee, Jay; Bracken Hendricks (2007). Apollo's Fire. Island Press, Washington, D.C. pp. 36–40. ISBN 978-1-59726-175-3.See Chapter 2. Reinventing the car.
  2. ^ Sherry Boschert (2006). Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that will Recharge America. New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, Canada. pp. 49–66. ISBN 978-0-86571-571-4. See Chapter 3. Felix Flirts with Hydrogen. http://www.sherryboschert.com/?page_id=607