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Mack Trucks introduces medium-duty Mack MD Electric; 2nd BEV in lineup

Green Car Congress

Both models are exempt from the 12% Federal Excise Tax (FET). The MD Series cab design features a short bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) measurement of 103 inches, an industry best. The Class 6 model has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 25,995 pounds, and the Class 7 model has a GVWR of 33,000 pounds.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

Cars That Think

asked David Marcus, the head of the project at Facebook, whether the company would wait for Congress to consider appropriate regulation. Indeed, it would create complex problems involving tax avoidance, monetary policy, illicit activity, and more. Netflix is AWS’s largest customer. Apple is another obvious example.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war. link] — Chris Dudley 13.

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