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Swaying toward EV mobility

Electric Auto Association

We partner with real estate developers, cities, and nonprofits to utilize government clean energy incentives, grants, and other sources of funding,” Peters explained. Attacking the problem The idea for Sway Mobility came in 2017, when Peters was working in sustainability with different neighborhoods in Cleveland. “I

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A123 to Power Plug-in Hybrid Trouble Truck for Eaton Corporation

Green Car Congress

Eaton Corporation has selected A123 Systems to supply battery systems for production of a hybrid power system to be installed on a Ford F550-based Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Earlier post.).

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Getting Wet and Wild With NASCAR in Chicago

The Truth About Cars

In the case of NASCAR’s Grant Park 220, there were a lot of firsts. And the sights and sounds of NASCAR stockers blasting around Grant Park and the Loop, sometimes fishtailing through corners (even when the pavement was dry), seemed quite worth any inconvenience. There’s always a first for everything. But NASCAR was new this year.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts. Fortunately, Bob Bath down in Grants Pass has already compiled a huge amount of information on converting a 5th generation Civic at his CivicWithACord site.

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PHEV Energy Bill

Plug In Partners

Here is the outline of what the bill intends to do: SECTION 131 TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION SEC 131 Transportation Electrification DOE to establish competitive grants for electric vehicles and PHEVs to encourage early widespread use and advance production of electric (And PHEV) vehicles in USA. $90

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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Four Motiv electric shuttle buses deployed in one-year demo in Mountain View, CA

Green Car Congress

The Mountain View Community Shuttle service is aimed at moving residents and visitors through the City between neighborhoods, shopping centers, medical complexes, City facilities, and recreation areas. CALSTART announced that four electric shuttle buses are being deployed in Mountain View, California.