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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Let me tell you about it.

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California ARB posts discussion document on $500M FY 2016-17 spend for low carbon transportation and fuels; $230M to fund CVRP

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Of the $230 million, $55 million is slated to satisfy remaining FY 2015-16 demand (through Sept 2016), and $175 million for the period from Oct 2016-Sept 2017. As of 1 February 2016, CVRP has provided rebates for about 137,000 vehicles at a cost of more than $291 million since the project’s launch in 2010.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Henn Tan, shown here in 2017, fought a series of mostly losing battles against those who pirated Trek 2000’s ThumbDrive design and against rival patent claims. Yen Meng Jiin/Singapore Press/AP Tan, the third of six brothers, was born and raised in a kampung (village) in the neighborhood of Geylang, Singapore.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now

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PRIYA KRISHNA 1914 East Sixth Street, Suite C; 512-706-9119; canjeatx.com East Austin | Bakery Hidden in an unassuming building in a residential neighborhood is the concha-meets-funfetti-pastry fever dream that is Comadre Panadería. And plan on at least one order of the buttery Guyanese-style roti per person.

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ICCT report highlights importance of California ZEV mandate for EV policies worldwide, recommends steps forward

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Analyst projections of future production volume for the most part are consistent with the targets set forth by ARB staff at the November 15, 2010, workshop, but caution is advisable. ICCT supports the ARB staff proposal to retain, without significantly changing, the existing requirements through 2017.

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Snapshot of the California Zero Emission Vehicle program credit balances

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As part of a Board-directed effort to provide greater transparency to interested stakeholders, the staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted production data from large- and intermediate-volume automakers beginning in model year 2009 and their Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) credit balances in 2010 on its website. Source: ARB.

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

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DOT will prioritize applications for capital projects that better connect people to jobs, training and other opportunities, promote neighborhood redevelopment and reconnect neighborhoods divided by physical barriers, such as highways and railroads. TIGER applications are due 28 April. 2014 TIGER NOFA. Infrastructure Policy'

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