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GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York

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GE will open a new battery manufacturing plant in Upstate New York that will serve as the main manufacturing facility for GE’s newly launched battery business. The first application will be GE’s hybrid locomotive, which will be commercialized in 2010. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). 1,000 kWh useable energy.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Partners with Clean Fuels Ohio Program To Target $10M in Federal Funding

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SEV-US plans to participate in similar funding programs in California, Missouri, New York and Texas. We’re involved in this initiative to help our customers with fleet operations in Ohio take full advantage of the benefits the ARRA federal stimulus plan has to offer for the adoption of zero-emission all-electric commercial vehicles.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Renewables account for approximately 10-15% of the global energy infrastructure investment and according to New Energy Finance renewables have been hit hard by the global recession with a 47% in Q1 2009 vs. Q1 2008 ($13.3 Grant Davis is a Managing Director at New York Life Investments. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008).

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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We are thinking about plug-in hybrids, but we aren’tthinking about commercializing one right away,” Fukui said. in New York Stock Exchangecomposite trading. Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. percent, to $27.65

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

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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. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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The head of Chryslers ENVI division, Lou Rhodes, told AutoblogGreen this morning that Chrysler is marketing this battery-only version of the van to commercial fleet customers who typically have shorter range requirements. Based in Watertown, Massachusetts, A123Systems has announced plans for a Michigan-based production facility.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

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So it will be commercial locations that install rapid chargers for EV drivers away from their home in need of a top up and in most cases these locations already have 480v 3 phase installed. WebWorkerDaily] GE Looking to Tap $2 Trillion of Stimulus Spending [Earth2Tech] Security Exaggeration or Real Threat: Is This the End of an Apple Era?