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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. Erb was an advisor to this team from the University of Idaho, finishing in first place with this Camaro EV conversion. A guy with pictures of his car in hot rod magazines understands.”

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Plug-in hybrid buses purchase: Replace 4 diesel buses with 4 series plug-in hybrid buses, operate in a non-urban/rural area and collect data for two years. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. Thunder Bay Transportation Authority – TBTA, Michigan: $2,590,000.

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