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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

The first nine communities to participate are: Sacramento, Los Angeles the San Francisco Bay-San Jose area, New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash. Ford, General Motors and Smart are partners. said Mike Tinskey, manager of vehicle electrification and infrastructure at Ford. A $2,000 value!).

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

Automakers unveiled more than a dozen production-ready, plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles at the Detroit auto show earlier this month, many of which will be on dealership lots between 2010 and 2012. Several automakers, including Ford, have partnered with Edison to ensure those cars can get their electricity from somewhere.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

So far, none of the money has been doled out, but 75 companies, including three Detroit auto manufacturers, have submitted applications, according to the New York Times. The federal stimulus bill also provides a $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase plug-in vehicles.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

So far, none of the money has been doled out, but 75 companies, including three Detroit auto manufacturers, have submitted applications, according to the New York Times. The federal stimulus bill also provides a $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase plug-in vehicles.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. Until recently, executives always flew coach.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But after interviewing Ford’s Nancy Gioia at the recent Detroit Auto show, I’m now unsure of both the timescales involved, or how much the power and auto companies are behind it as a fundamental concept. a key EARTH2TECH GE Looking to Tap $2 Trillion of Stimulus Spending DOT EARTH CO2 = Pollution.

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