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Prius Plug-In eligibile for a $1,500 California consumer incentive plus $2,500 Federal tax credit

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announced that the 2012 Prius Plug-in has been approved for the State of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). Designed to promote the use of Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) and related clean vehicle technologies, the CVRP is a consumer incentive made available in addition to a $2,500 Federal Tax credit.

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California state senate approves bills extending sole-occupant HOV perk for plug-ins and alt fuel vehicles to 2019

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Existing law exempts certain clean, alternative-fuel vehicles from these occupancy requirements, so that a vehicle with a sole occupant may use an HOV lane—if the vehicle displays a Clean Air Vehicle sticker. The state has implemented three clean air vehicle HOV sticker programs in recent years: White HOV stickers.

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San Francisco Bay Area leaders announce formation of “EV Strategic Council” and $5M+ for EV infrastructure

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Led by the region’s big city Mayors, regional officials and clean tech industry executives, the Bay Area EV Strategic Council aims to develop the infrastructure needed for an influx of new electric vehicles (EVs). The package of grants and initiatives for the region includes: $1.5 Publication of Ready, Set, Charge, California!

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

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Number 1 has been Toyota with an insane love of Hydrogen and a similar dictate for Battery Power, even after the highly successful Toyota Prius. A range of 414 miles comes at the hefty price of £65,595 before the government’s ultra-low emission grant. See post on Why Hydrogen is not the answer. Today they offer the Mira.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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Pecan Street also offered a limited number of rebates for the Nissan Leaf and Prius PHV. Other partner companies such as Sony, Whirlpool, Oncor and Intel provided Mueller residents with forward-looking smart grid and clean energy products and services. The Mueller Community. Supported by a $10.4

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

He said company officials chose Seattle because the population is "at the forefront of really living its environmental ethos" and because the city runs on clean hydroelectric power. Davids said his family meets its need for longer trips by also owning a hybrid Prius. "I They are doing it right," he said. "By

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

From 2011, £250 million will provide grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 to consumers helping them purchase the next generation of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Models anticipated for 2011 include a plug-in Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Ampera. Greening the Grid.