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King County Metro putting Proterra electric buses into service

Green Car Congress

King County Metro Transit recently put its first Proterra battery-electric bus into service in Bellevue, Washington. The battery bus is the first of three that Metro will test this year. The three battery buses were paid for in part with a $4.7 million federal grant. Metro is pursuing $3.3

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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. They can discharge faster, providing short, intense bouts of power. Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries , powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Postal Service. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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