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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at 8:41am PST from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL. The company’s powertrain is built around Plug Power’s ProGen family of fuel cells specially modified for aviation use. Deliveries will start in 2025.

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Ford and City of Seattle Team on EVs

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Ford Motor Company and the City of Seattle are working together to help prepare the city for the operation of electric vehicles. Continued tax incentives as well as an easy charging station permitting process are both considered keys to electric vehicle acceptance in Seattle and across the country.

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BP to Install 45 Ecotality Blink DC Fast Charging Stations

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a partner in The EV Project, will install ECOtality’s Blink electric vehicle (EV) DC Fast Chargers (480 volt 3-Phase AC input)—unveiled at the Business of Plugging In 2010 conference—at 45 BP and ARCO locations. BP Products North America Inc., The project is funded with a $114.8

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Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

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The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington Clean Cities and US Representative Adam Smith unveiled a new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles. to provide charging stations at all gates.

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First cargo ship in Pacific Northwest plugs into shore power at Port of Tacoma

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Supported by an EPA grant worth nearly $1.5 TOTE) cargo ships will now plug into electrical power and shut down diesel engines while docked during weekly calls at their Tacoma terminal. The Port of Tacoma provided environmental permitting, grant administration and project management. That equals about 1.9

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ECOtality to Provide Blink EV Charging Stations at Select US Best Buy Stores

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Under the terms of the agreement, the Level 2, J1772-compliant charging stations will be installed at 12 Best Buy stores in Tucson, Ariz.; and Seattle, Wash. Charging stations at these stores, within pilot markets of The EV Project, will be installed by March 2011. Phoenix, Ariz.; Los Angeles, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.

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Underwriters Laboratories Named Exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for The EV Project

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The EV Project began in October 2009 when ECOtality’s eTec was awarded a federal stimulus grant of nearly $100 million from the DOE, and will deploy 4,700 Nissan LEAF EVs for the three-year study. to test and certify eTec’s vehicle charging stations that will be used in the project.

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