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Valence Considering Building Battery Plant in US or Europe

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is considering building a battery plant in the US or Europe and will look into the possibility of funding from the economic stimulus package proposed by President Barack Obama. Lithium-ion battery company Valence Technology Inc. Valence currently does most of its production in China. to produce electric vehicles for North America.

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Capstone C30 Microturbine Integrated Into Electric Ford S-Max as Range Extender

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Langford Engineering will be marketing and demonstrating the plug in hybrid vehicle in hopes of further developing this concept with a suitable automotive partner who could commercialize the product for US use and capitalize on a portion of the Obama administration’s $2.4

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Navistar Officially Unveils eStar, Its First Purpose-Built All-Electric Commercial Truck

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The eStar all-electric truck transitioned from concept to reality in August 2009, when President Barack Obama visited Navistar’s manufacturing plant in Indiana to announce a $39.2 million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. and Modec Limited of the UK. Earlier post.). e-Star Quick Specs. 80 kWh Li-ion pack.

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National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Opts for Kentucky Site for Li-ion Plant

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Under the federal stimulus plan, the Obama administration has set aside $2 billion for electric drive vehicle battery and component manufacturing projects.

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

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Many participants at the conference expect a 30% decline for the year overall.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

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Of course any upward momentum is to be welcomed and Congress has now approved a further $2billion as an emergency top-up for the programme (see article ). Though the scheme proved so popular that the initial $1billion set aside for it ran out last month, auto sales only rose by 2.4 So is this scheme green at all?

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

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By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term. The economic stimulus package currently before Congress could include incentives for both buyers of electric vehicles and electric vehicle battery manufacturers. Smart meters and electric cars: a match made in efficiency.