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Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery Company Approved to Receive $6.8M in Loans and Tax Credits from the State of Oregon and City of Portland

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ReVolt Technology, LLC, a company that is developing rechargeable zinc-air batteries ( earlier post ), has been approved to receive a package of loans and tax credits from Oregon and Portland authorities totaling approximately $6.8 ReVolt says that the $6.8

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Biden unveils almost USD 20 bn for Intel to boost US chip production – ET Auto

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Biden said the investment in Intel facilities in four states — Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon — would put the United States on track to manufacture 20 percent of the world’s leading-edge chips by the end of the decade. And we’re going to change that,” she added.

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Geothermal energy in US grew 5% in 2012; California the leader

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Preliminary industry data reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year, according to the Geothermal Energy Association ( GEA ). GEA will release its annual development report at the State of the Geothermal Energy Industry Briefing on 26 February in Washington.

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EV Charging Networks Aren't Making Money

The Truth About Cars

Charging economics is very, very challenging," said Akshay Singh, an automotive industries principal at [PricewaterhouseCoopers], about the networks installing stations at retailers and restaurants. Blink Charging logged a net loss of $91.6 million on revenue of $61.1 million for the fiscal year ended Dec. Nobody makes money right now."

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car? &# may recall it was a little more complicated than that… The first five states where the Leaf will be available are: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, and Washington.

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

The Truth About Cars

Those states are California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon and Maryland. Despite the industry assuring customers that electrification would result in cost savings and eventually reach parity with traditional automobiles, the brunt of EV sales still come from premium segments and are priced to match.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

Leadership understands that California is a keystone state in terms of emission policy and sells enough vehicles to make it borderline impossible for the industry to rationalize building a separate product line. Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter if the proposed bill makes it through the House and Senate.