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APRIL 15, 2011

At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate. EcoCar 2 Malibu. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

The loan, which originated through the Department’s loan guarantee program office, was issued as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program, a $25-billion program authorized by Congress as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Washington DC, Seattle, Raleigh, N.C.,

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Seattle, and Washington, DC. Markets were chosen based on several criteria, including commuting patterns, existing hybrid purchase trends, utility company collaboration and local government commitment to electrification. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.,

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Seattle; and Washington, DC. The Focus Electric initial markets were chosen based on several different criteria including existing hybrid purchase trends, utility company collaboration and local government commitment to electrification. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.;

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Ford will also be introducing the C-MAX Hybrid and the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid—also to be built at Michigan Assembly— for sale in the second half of next year. When C-MAX Hybrid launches, Ford becomes North America’s largest maker of hybrid transmissions.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

While the most populous states will see the highest sales volumes, with California, New York and Florida likely leading the way, as a percentage of total vehicle sales, smaller states will lead, with Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, DC, and Delaware among the top states for PEV penetration. penetration, respectively. 4.6%), and Delaware (4.5%).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Dallas, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta and Washington DC are not expected to show strong sales of PEVs; all are forecast to have fewer than 28,000 PEVs in their markets by 2017. California dominates the top 10 MSAs when ranked by PEV sales, with all six of the top California MSAs in the top 10. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA.

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