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A123 Systems 8K filing says substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern; status of grants and incentives

Green Car Congress

A123 Systems has been the recipient of a number of state and federal grants and tax incentives. million grant awarded under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Battery Initiative to support manufacturing expansion of new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities in Michigan. —A123 Systems Form 8K 30 May 2012.

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NC Transportation Center

Plug In Partners

Mike Easley said Tuesday that, depending on the support from federal grants, the state may give $5 million to start and $1 million annually to operate the Advanced Transportation Energy Center there. liter turbocharged gasoline engine." The school already conducts research into the development of the no-gas vehicles.

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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Natron’s facility in Holland, Michigan, is funded in part by a nearly USD 20 million federal grant. For some uses, such as the high-capacity batteries that back up solar power plants or support the electric grid, physical size doesn’t matter much. Other companies — including HiNa Battery Technology Co. and Amazon.com Inc.,

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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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