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Chrysler Group Awards UM-Dearborn $3.1M to Support Development of Plug-in Hybrid System for Ram Pickup Project

Green Car Congress

billion in federal grant monies awarded to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of hybrid electric vehicles and new-generation batteries for a project to develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. Earlier post.). —Chris Mi.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A Ford, General Motors and Smart are partners. Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A

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NC Transportation Center

Plug In Partners

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C. Duke Energy Corp.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in cars are being delivered at long last. Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? Is it as complex and time-consuming a process as has been experienced by many new owners of plug-in cars? All plug-in cars these days come with a 120-volt charge cord.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis and Morgan Olson Introduce Next Generation Vehicle for FCCC All-Electric Walk-In Van

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FCCC first introduced its plug-in, all-electric WIV chassis earlier this year. Powered by Tesla Motors’ lithium-ion batteries, the chassis is 100% electric, including the HVAC system. The all-electric chassis also was initiated before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-fuel transportation projects.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporations All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis Debuts at NTEA Work Truck Show; Enova Drive System, Tesla Battery Pack

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) presented the preproduction plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show. FCCC initiated our all-electric project well before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-power transportation projects.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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