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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. For reference, the fully loaded PRT is approximately 80% the weight of 2009 VW Rabbit. by Bill Cooke. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Earlier post.)].

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USDOT and HUD Launch Collaborative Effort to Create Sustainable, Livable Communities That Integrate Transportation, Housing and Economic Development

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The new program builds on the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a new interagency collaboration launched by President Obama in June 2009, between the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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President Obama, DOT Secretary Foxx announce $600M for 6th round of TIGER funding for transportation projects

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US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined President Barack Obama to announce that $600 million will be made available to fund transportation projects across the country under a sixth round of the US Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery ( TIGER ) competitive grant program. 2014 TIGER NOFA.

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

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billion in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in support of the development of advanced electric drive vehicles (EDVs) including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV).

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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President Barack Obama, along with Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, released a strategic vision and plan for a high-speed passenger rail (HSR) system in the US. The merit-driven process will result in federal grants as soon as late summer 2009. The envisioned high-speed rail corridors. Source: DOT.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? Reply ↓ ↑ report 2 Snoopy 3:47PM (4/17/2009) Its funny, because I was thinking about this over the past couple of days, while walking the streets of my relatively quiet neighbourhood. ↓ ↑ report 5 Snoopy 12:21PM (4/19/2009) Haha!

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

And the same people who lapped that stuff up like the mindless minions they are, today use words like “socialist&# to describe President Obama and they nod along like bobble heads to every word of Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.

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