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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. Sacramento Municipal Util. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

It’s confusing because the same terminology is used by other car company’s to describe hybrid vehicles with no plug-in capability.] Feature: The Genesis Experience Son-Nim – “Honored Guest” Corporations are well-known for saying how much they care about and value their customers.

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Energy Research projects receive financial boost

Green Cars News

Wave disk engine: With $2,540,631 Michigan State can complete a prototype development of a gas-fuelled electricity generator that is said to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines and could replace the back-up generator technology used in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. They have received a grant of $4,462,162.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 37 energy research projects for $151 million in funding through the recently formed Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Earlier post.)

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. Prior to today, ARPA-E has awarded $365.7 million in funds to approximately 120 energy projects within seven program areas. million in awards at ARPA-E.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Element Hotel General Manager, D Dave Smith, plugs in the RAR'ster. In the background, are various EVs from the Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association, along with the "Spirit" hanging out in the shade and away from the sunny background. chillin' in the Las Vegas warmth of 110-degrees day, 27 July 2009.

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China and the Electric Car | Autos | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

highways and parking lots, Americans are gradually turning to smaller, often hybrid , cars for fuel efficiency and lower environmental emissions. market in 2011, along with a plug-in hybrid model, the F6DM. automakers in their own market. automakers in their own market. Although thundering trucks and SUVs still crowd U.S.

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