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Vayon acquires Mission Motor for electric powertrain technologies

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Vayon Holdings Limited has acquired the Mission Motor Company, based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2007, Mission originally aimed to build high-performance electric motorcycles, but later focused on being a supplier of electric vehicle components.

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California Energy Commission approves more than $20M for clean transportation projects; Tesla, Quallion, other EV, battery and alt-fuel vehicles projects

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The California Energy Commission approved funding of more than $20 million to support low carbon transportation projects; about half went to Tesla Motors. Two battery switching stations, at the international airports in San Francisco and San Jose, and six taxis that use switchable batteries will be used.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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The California Energy Commission has approved eight grants that leverage more than $9.6 Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. million in state funding with $11,969,855 in private funds. Earlier post.)

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

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We got three letters of support for our parade application to the White House: From then California Gov. Gavin Newsom (then San Francisco’s mayor), Washington Gov. We rounded up some 80 freeway-capable vehicles–a big deal back then–from across Southern California. ” in Santa Monica.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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In 2009, Levandowski used an autonomous vehicle to deliver a pizza through the streets of San Francisco. It is interesting to note that in the interest of safety, and perhaps publicity, the pizza delivery vehicle was accompanied by an escort involving eight police cruisers and eight police motorcycles. “In

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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his best friend, Steve Crocker , wrangled permission for the two to occasionally use a Bendix G-15 computer at the University of California, Los Angeles. And that was the problem that Cerf were contemplating that day in San Francisco in 1973, when he put pen to envelope. “It was weird, but I was mesmerized.” 1970 and Ph.D.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CDM Baby, CDM Ruminations on Vegas and NASCAR California Dreamin' ► February (16) Car Sharing and Saving in a Tough Economy Throwing down the gauntlet to Secretary Clinton Weather Does Not Equal Climate The Hub Lab Seeks Revolutionary New Energy Science. Ethanol – the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, the Beautif. Carbon trading vs t.

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