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Tesla’s move to Texas labeled ‘betrayal’ of California, a way to escape paying taxes

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Tesla enthusiasts might have seen it coming all along, especially after California politicians spewed profanities in the direction of the CEO, whose company has already provided an influx of employment opportunities to its new Texas market. They asked, he granted, and now Musk is still being painted as the bad guy. Probably not.

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Cash for Clunkers By the Numbers

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Ford Escape FWD. California had the largest voucher dollar amount requested: $326,822,000, or 11.3% of the total—followed by Texas ($183,776,500, 6.4%) and New York ($156,292,000, 5.4%). The top 10 vehicles purchased under the program were: Toyota Corolla. Honda Civic. Toyota Camry. Ford Focus FWD. Hyundai Elantra.

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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Also, seven regional electric utility partners are joining Ford and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to conduct real-world tests on an expanding fleet of Ford Escape PHEVs. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is using JCS Li-ion packs. Consolidated Edison of New York.

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Ford Testing Intelligent System for Plug-in Vehicle to Grid Communication to Manage Charging

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The new technology, which builds on Ford technologies such as SYNC, SmartGauge with EcoGuide and Ford Work Solutions—allows the vehicle operator to program when to recharge the vehicle, for how long and at what utility rate. Southern California Edison. New York Power Authority. Consolidated Edison of New York.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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The new hybrids will be available in 24 major markets across the country, including the 10 busiest airports for business travelers in the United States. Customers in these markets will be able to choose from several makes and models of hybrid vehicles including the Toyota Prius, Nissan Altima, Ford Escape and Toyota Camry.

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Ford drops price of SYNC by $100, expands availability

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To date, 10 states, including California and New York, have legally banned talking on a hand-held cellphone while driving, with many local municipalities also following suit enacting their own set of restrictions. Vehicles next in line after the 2012 Ford Explorer and Edge include the 2013 Ford Taurus, Focus, Escape and Flex.

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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

I was in Carson California last month at their City Council meeting to speak on behalf of the resolution I asked them to pass to approve participating in a feasibility study on community choice aggregation (CCA). . Carson was the sixth city to have our resolution on their agenda, the five others having already passed it.