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PHEV Energy Bill

Plug In Partners

W e've had the people in our shop go over the new energy bill with an eye for Plug Ins and electric transportation in general. DOE to provide grants for electric transportation projects such as truck stop electrification, airport ground support equipment, electric rail, etc. $95 90 million per year authorized (2008-2012).

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AMP to convert 3 Saturn VUEs to battery electric powertrains for DTE Energy

Green Car Congress

will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. DTE Energy is the Detroit-headquartered diversified energy company providing gas and electric services to 2.7 DTE Energy is the Detroit-headquartered diversified energy company providing gas and electric services to 2.7

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NC Transportation Center

Plug In Partners

Governor Announces New Energy Program For Plug-in Hybrid Cars RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State University plans to launch a research hub for the development of plug-in cars, a project that has attracted the interest of both energy and automobile companies. Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy Corp.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

Cars That Think

But extending it to handle multiple networks—whose reliability couldn’t be taken for granted—was a different story. He went to the Federal Networking Council, an organization of the four government agencies—DARPA, the Department of Energy, NASA, and the NSF—that were funding much of the Internet’s rollout. 1970 and Ph.D.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

billion in Department of Energy loans to develop new fuel-efficient vehicles, including the Volt. They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. Why grant them the privledge to spend our money in the first place?

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