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Green Car Congress is an independent news and analysis website based in Mill Valley, California, that covers technologies, issues, and policies related to sustainable transport. In the field of American environmental journalism, Green Car Congress is known for its breadth of coverage, and for making technical sustainable transportation research accessible to a wide audience.

History

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Former networking consultant and analyst Mike Millikin launched the site in 2004, and serves as its publisher and editor.[1][2] Millikin has said the model for his Green Car Congress website was early PC-based publications that presented emerging technical information to buyers, consumers, businesses, and researchers in a way that helped accelerate innovation, which is what he wanted to do for automobiles.[3]

Content

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Green Car Congress publishes daily articles about a wide range of topics related to sustainable mobility. Millikin writes about corporate, technological, academic, political, and research news and also provides analysis.[2] The site translates technical and academic language from research developments into terms that make them understandable to a general readership.[1][3][4] Examples include ethanol production, regenerative suspension systems, batteries, and fuel cells.[5][6][7][8]

Recognition

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Millikin and his website have a reputation among environmentalists and journalists who cover the transportation beat as being an authoritative source of sustainable transportation news, data, and analysis.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

In their chapter on cars and fuel for the 2008 book Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century, co-authors Alex Steffen and Al Gore wrote that Green Car Congress is "the best single source for news on hybrids, hydrogen cars, alternative fuels, and related topics. It's one-stop shopping for the automotive eco-geek."[16]

From 2008 to 2009, reporter and lead writer Keith Johnson[17] cited Green Car Congress coverage in the Wall Street Journal blog Environmental Capital.[4][18][19][20][21] Starting in December 2018, the Wall Street Journal newsletter the Daily Shot about market trends began featuring data from Green Car Congress.[22][23][24][25][26]

A 2009 National Renewable Energy Laboratory technical report on fuel savings from hybrid electric vehicles referenced 28 Green Car Congress articles from 2004 and 2005, giving them the same weight as data from government agencies that included the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.[27] The report concluded at the time, "Although HEVs are relatively new to the U.S. market, they have the potential to significantly reduce the amount of oil we import for use in light-duty vehicles."

Treehugger called Green Car Congress "basically the reference when it comes to green transportation" in 2005[28] and named it the "Best Transportation Website" in 2011.[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b Grist staff, "Mike Millikin, publisher of green-car blog, answers questions", Grist, May 2, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Steffen, Alex; Gore, Albert (2008). Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century. Harry N. Abrams. p. 552. ISBN 978-0810970854.
  3. ^ a b Kancler, Erik, "Driving Change: An Interview With Mike Millikin", Mother Jones, September 13, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Johnson, Keith, "Fuel for Thought: New Study Claims Corn Ethanol Helps the Environment, After All", Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Schwartz, Ariel, "BP Develops Improved Ethanol, Hasn’t Spilled It Yet", Fast Company, January 5, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Elliot, Daryl, "New EV Technology Aims To Increase Range: Regenerative Suspension System", CleanTechnica.com, May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Schwartz, Ariel, "First Flywheel Power Storage Plant Gets a $43 Million Cash Injection From the DOE", Fast Company, August 10, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Ayre, James, "Sweden's myFC Accelerating Developing Of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Range Extender For EVs", CleanTechnica.com, December 28, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Zappala, Jenny Lynn, "Green car dealerships popping up around the U.S.", CNBC.com, October 24, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Yoney, Domenick, "Battery and ultracapacitor companies get their report cards", Autoblog.com, April 14, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Alesci, Cristina, "High-octane gas prices fuel hybrid hype", New York Daily News, May 4, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Chrysler absent from buzz on electric cars", Detroit Free Press, September 11, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "On Our Radar: New York's Communal Bikes", New York Times, May 8, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  14. ^ Preston, Benjamin, "Wheelies: The Price of Efficiency Edition", New York Times, September 4, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Gardner, Greg, "Detroit Free Press Toyota's Mirai hydrogen car arrives but won't be cheap", Detroit Free Press, September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  16. ^ Steffen, Alex; Gore, Albert (2008). Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century. Harry N. Abrams. p. 81.
  17. ^ Business: Environmental Capital, Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  18. ^ Johnson, Keith, "Green Ink", Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  19. ^ Johnson, Keith, "Green Ink: Free the SPR!", Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  20. ^ Johnson, Keith, "Green Ink: Raise the Gas Tax!", Wall Street Journal, December 4, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  21. ^ Johnson, Keith, "Green Ink: OPEC's Restraint, Natural Gas Constraints, and Ethanol Woes", Wall Street Journal, March 16, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  22. ^ Borodovsky, Lev, "The Daily Shot: Wage Growth for Non-Supervisory Workers Highest Since 2009" Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  23. ^ Borodovsky, Lev, "The Daily Shot: Share Buybacks Are off to a Strong Start", Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  24. ^ Borodovsky, Lev, "The Daily Shot: Odds of Fed Rate Cut Next Month Jump Above 50%", Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  25. ^ Borodovsky, Lev, "The Daily Shot: Consumer Sentiment by Political Affiliation", Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  26. ^ Borodovsky, Lev, "The Daily Shot: Business Investment Was a Drag on Growth for the First Time in Three Years", Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  27. ^ Bennion, K. and Thornton, M., "Fuel Savings from Hybrid Electric Vehicles", Technical Report, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, March 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  28. ^ Richard, Michael Graham, "Mother Jones Interviews Mike Millikin of GCC", Treehugger, September 18, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  29. ^ Richard, Michael Graham, "Best Transportation Website: Green Car Congress", Treehugger, April 6, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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