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Rentech receives term sheet for loan guarantee from DOE for recently-acquired advanced-stage renewable power project in Florida

Green Car Congress

Rentech has signed a detailed term sheet with White Construction for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work that is intended to serve as a basis for a definitive lump-sum turn-key EPC contract. White Construction and Ford, Bacon & Davis LLC are finalizing the engineering work necessary to enter the EPC phase of the project.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Green Car Congress

The ZEV regulations, which are now part of California’s comprehensive Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) program which also includes the LEV III tailpipe emissions standard, is the “technology-forcing piece” of the state’s regulatory package for light-duty vehicles. Definition. ZEV credit level by type. 2012-2104 credit level. Type III ZEV.

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Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Cars That Think

Bry: Definitely. And the agility that birds have and the kinds of maneuvers that that makes them capable of, and being able to land in tricky places, or being able to slip through small gaps, or being able to change direction quickly, that affords them capability that I think is definitely useful to have in drones and would unlock some value.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., “It very definitely opens a window of opportunity for us,” Lutz said of Toyota’s potential delay. I think that our No.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet. Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix.