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Obama Administration Buys Electric Cars, Charging Stations

All Cars Electric

The President may be currently abroad experiencing the horror of European ramps, but his government has been busy at home ordering the very cars its stimulus program has helped to fund.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nine United States regions will receive 4,600 free chargers for public and private use through the ChargePoint America program, funded in part by $15 million in stimulus funds administered by the Energy Department. Tags: EV Chargers EV Economics Obama Energy. Ford, General Motors and Smart are partners. June 3, 2010, 7:30 am.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Many things in your life haven’t changed since 2010 but one thing certainly has: You won’t need to buy gas in order to drive. Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. billion in stimulus grants to the industry. Or No Cars?

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

Green Cars News

A key goal of the Obama administration is to have one million ‘PHEVs’ or a fully electric vehicle on the road by 2015.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

“If I’m going to consider an electric vehicle to buy as a second vehicle for commuting, then I’m going to have to see clear advantages and a quick payback period,&# says Trevor Houser, a partner at Rhodium Group, an economic advisory firm based in New York. “That’s going to be tough.&#.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs. So is this scheme green at all?

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Do the simple math, Obama (ho,ho) and learn just how stupid thou really art.

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