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Volvo to Introduce Proprietary Medium-Duty Engine in 2010

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EPA 2010; EPA Tier 4i (offroad); Euro 6; Japan PNLT (Post New Long-term)—will become more harmonized. By having a global technology platform in place, the Volvo Group will be able to generate economies of scale in research and development as well as purchasing and production. Click to enlarge. Leif Johansson.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Last year people were able to get unleveraged tax equity financing to monetize the production tax credits at yields to the tax investor of 6-7%; this year tax equity investors are seeking yields ranging from 10-15% for leveraged tax equity transactions utilizing the investment tax credit that is now available under the Stimulus Bill.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CDM Baby, CDM Ruminations on Vegas and NASCAR California Dreamin' ► February (16) Car Sharing and Saving in a Tough Economy Throwing down the gauntlet to Secretary Clinton Weather Does Not Equal Climate The Hub Lab Seeks Revolutionary New Energy Science. The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa.

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Greenius Is Fired Up Over Obama’s Green Economic Recovery Bill!

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President Obama Steps Up To Save The Economy & The Climate While Republicans No Longer Relevant. The EPA is about to start regulating deadly CO2 emissions from coal fired power plants. Read the letter Lisa Jackson, new head of the EPA, sent the Sierra Club and Joe Romm’s excellent analysis here.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

With our current economy, I guess it’s no longer a secret that politicians and executives running our country are not very good at simple math. The Roadster can go 244 miles EPA. Also hopefully by the end of 2011 (when the Model S car is due) our economy has recovered somewhat. It gets worse in a larger vehicle.

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Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program

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The $787-billion stimulus bill (HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) that emerged from the joint House-Senate conference committee this week provides funds for a large range of transportation-related projects. Department of Transportation. The conference agreement provides $1.5 billion as proposed by the Senate.

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