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UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation announced that the National Center for Sustainable Transportation ( NCST ), housed at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), would receive $20 million to lead a group of seven universities studying transportation effects on the environment. Earlier post.)

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Port of Los Angeles breaks ground on $137M railyard that will increase on-dock rail efficiency, reduce congestion and improve environment

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With completion of the $365 million in rail, roadway and terminal improvements at TraPac over the next three years, TraPac will join the other seven container terminals at the Port of Los Angeles that offer shippers the speed-to-market advantage of on-dock rail. million from METRO-awarded federal funds. The Port secured $51.2

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

Plugs and Cars

I wrangled a few hours of charging back in December from Bob Hayden, the SF Department of the Environment's EV Czar. San Francisco's Department of the Environment just received its first LEAF, which now uses one of these spaces. A threat taken seriously in San Francisco. But one shouldn't have to know Bob to plug in your new car.

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4 Reasons EV Charging Stations on College Campuses Makes Sense

EV Connect

Even Subaru and Toyota (among just about every car maker today) are getting in on the EV market , bringing more signs that we’re closing in on the end of the fossil-fuel era. Schools can apply for state and federal grants and incentives (EV Connect can help guide you through this entire process) that help offset initial installation costs.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The head of Chryslers ENVI division, Lou Rhodes, told AutoblogGreen this morning that Chrysler is marketing this battery-only version of the van to commercial fleet customers who typically have shorter range requirements. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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