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Electric Circuit adding 4,500 new charging stations in Québec by 2028; Hydro-Québec assistance up to $12k per station

Green Car Congress

To support this initiative, a grant program is being offered exclusively to municipalities, through which Hydro-Québec is providing financial assistance of up to $12,000 per standard charging station. Municipalities must submit their grant application and all required documents by 31 August 2021, at 11:59 p.m.

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Tesla’s invite-only Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas draws concerns from local citizens

Teslarati

Yesterday was an opportunity for members of the public to come forward and voice concerns regarding the April 7th Giga Fest , which will be 30 percent inside the factory and 70 percent on the outdoor grounds, according to Travis County documents. What if I moved to the neighborhood and said nothing to anyone for two years?

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000. Yen Meng Jiin/Singapore Press/AP Tan, the third of six brothers, was born and raised in a kampung (village) in the neighborhood of Geylang, Singapore. Despite this collaboration, Netac subsequently sought and was granted a patent on the thumb drive within China.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts. Fortunately, Bob Bath down in Grants Pass has already compiled a huge amount of information on converting a 5th generation Civic at his CivicWithACord site. Here we go.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. The merit-driven process will result in federal grants as soon as late summer 2009. Joint 2006 study by the Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology. Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I’ll take the same documents to the next city. Granted, they’re all known as known as much sunnier places than California.

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