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Nissan Enters into EV Partnership with City of Houston

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Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Houston to advance zero-emission mobility in the city by promoting the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. and with Houston-based Reliant Energy. Washington D.C.,

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Nissan Forms EV Partnership with Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Nissan has formed more than a dozen partnerships in the United States, in areas including State of Tennessee; the State of Oregon; Sonoma County, San Diego and San Francisco in California; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; and with the City of Houston and Houston-based Reliant Energy. Washington D.C.;

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The EV Project Expands to Texas; Overall Value of Charging Infrastructure Project Now at $230M

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announced its second expansion of The EV Project, resulting in a charging infrastructure network in sixteen cities located in six states—Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Tennessee and Texas—as well as the District of Columbia. ECOtality, Inc.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is installing APUs on locomotive switch engines and replacing 12 diesel refuse haulers with CNG haulers. Beyond Toxics is replacing one truck and installing advanced exhaust controls on seven trucks. Port of Houston is replacing 14 drayage trucks. Florida and South Carolina.

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

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These algorithms work independently of the number of jet turbines installed on the robot and ensure satisfaction of physical constraints associated with the jet engines. Daltorio from Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, and University of Portland, in Portland, Oregon, USA. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Philippi Family by CalCars and Maker Faire Team, May 2007 (Houston, TX), contact philippi at houston.rr.com Nilar, Inc. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association / Salem Electric PHEV Escape by Hybrids Plus , Sept 25, 2007, (Salem, Oregon). or s.peeraer@spinnovation.com. View full size photo. Contact Roger Kuhlman, PE.

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