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Ricardo responds to electric drive stimulus package

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The company has already established a Battery Systems Development Centre at its Detroit Technology Campus, which provides one of the world’s most comprehensive and integrated range of capabilities for turnkey development and application of high voltage battery pack systems in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

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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. Read more in the article: Get in Line for 4,600 Free Electric Car Battery Chargers. By Jim Motavalli for the New York Times. A $2,000 value!). June 3, 2010, 7:30 am.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. “We We understand the situation, in terms of government andincentives,” Fukui said April 23 in Detroit. “We We understand the situation, in terms of government andincentives,” Fukui said April 23 in Detroit. Former U.S.

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Chrysler debuts all-electric minivan

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler debuts all-electric minivan Alisa PriddleThe Detroit News April 22, 2009 12:00 PM Chrysler LLC is celebrating Earth Day with the presentation of four all-electric minivans to the United States Postal Service in Washington today. Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program by the mid-May deadline.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. Photo by Eric Tom). The new digital meters are being installed by the thousands in many utility districts, and in SoCal Edison’s case, they expect to be fully installed by 2012. By Rebecca Kimitch, Staff Writer.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

An effort led by House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Boca Raton, to give a sales tax exemption to consumers who buy battery-powered, electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids picked up a unanimous endorsement today. Today, electric vehicles and plug-in cars are a niche product. There are just 100 plug-ins on the road on Florida.

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