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Economic Impact Study Finds Grid-Enabled Vehicle Policies in Electrification Coalition Roadmap Would Result in Substantial Economic Benefit for US

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By 2030, the typical US household’s annual income would rise by $2,763 (2008 dollars). trillion (2008 dollars) in aggregate income—money that can be saved or spent on other goods and services. Oil Imports. US crude oil and petroleum product imports would fall sharply, by 3.2 billion fewer barrels of foreign oil.

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., In its study, EPA re-tested private and public drinking water wells in the community and drilled two independent deep monitoring wells. Earlier post.) Data is not repeatable and the sample sets used to develop these preliminary opinions are inadequate, according to the company.

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Tesla leads the way with new models

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Tesla say that high speed charging allows the truck to gain 400 miles of range in just 30 minutes. As with all electric vehicles, it is expected that the vehicle will be more reliable and present huge cost savings for customers without the need for servicing of moving parts, and with no oil or fuel. New Roadster.

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

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But Exxon/Mobil had no such money problems. “We’ve had one record profit quarter after another,&# said a spokesperson for the oil company. “ We are so cash rich at the moment that we’re spending money all over the place while everyone else is forced to cut back. Here’s my proposal for.

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NYC Goes EV

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Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? The policy, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil consumption, is geared to a nation where most people rely on cars for transportation. Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

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Plug them in, charge them up, drive silent, drive clean. You say you’re looking for something a little larger? That’s EE Solar’s RAV4 and it has gone over 116,000 miles oil free. You can read all about it in my Greenius guide to plug-ins and my coverage of Plug-In 2008. A school teacher owns this car.

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Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

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At the workshop, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Mazda Executive Officer in charge of project planning and development, suggested unofficially that Mazda engineers think they ultimately may be able to approach 60% thermal efficiency with combustion engines for light duty vehicles. Instead, it remains slightly open to allow some exhaust gas to re-enter.

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