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Toyota to participate in smart grid pilot project with Duke Energy in Indiana; optimized vehicle charging scheme

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Under the project, Toyota will provide five Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles for regular use by consumer households supplied by Duke Energy in the Indianapolis area. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is standardizing these kinds of communication technologies so that automotive manufacturers can use them globally.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply ↓ ↑ report 4 Kumar 1:03PM (4/22/2009) Indianapolis has boatloads of Chrysler minivans for its routes, so I imagine wed be a target city. Clearly they do not intend on replacing those vehicles which is a shame because they make up a majority of the postal service vehicles in my city. Follow us on Twitter!

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