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GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York

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GE will open a new battery manufacturing plant in Upstate New York that will serve as the main manufacturing facility for GE’s newly launched battery business. The announcement coincides with GE’s submission this week for federal stimulus dollars from the US Department of Energy. Click to enlarge. Jeff Immelt.

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New report showcases innovative finance tools to electrify truck, bus fleets; TCE Toolkit

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The electrification of trucks and buses offers a massive investment opportunity, especially at a time when cities, counties, states and the federal government are exploring ways to merge economic stimulus initiatives with a commitment to build back better.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

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The first nine communities to participate are: Sacramento, Los Angeles the San Francisco Bay-San Jose area, New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash. By Jim Motavalli for the New York Times. The others are New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash.

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Li-ion manufacturer Ener1 files pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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million in federal grant funding under the stimulus package. Ener1 filed its Chapter 11 case in US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, in which it is requesting that the Court confirm the pre-packaged Plan of Reorganization to implement the restructuring. In 2009, Ener1 subsidiary EnerDel received $118.5

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NYC Goes EV

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Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. But do electric cars make sense in New York City, where streets are snarled with traffic and many people park on the streets rather than in their own driveways?

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State of Texas to Submit Bid for Battery Consortium

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The State of Texas will submit a bid to become the headquarters for an advanced battery consortium that is seeking $1 billion in Federal stimulus money to develop technology for the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles. Statesman.com. Initial funding would come from money provided by ARRA 2009 ( earlier post ).

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Partners with Clean Fuels Ohio Program To Target $10M in Federal Funding

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SEV-US plans to participate in similar funding programs in California, Missouri, New York and Texas. We’re involved in this initiative to help our customers with fleet operations in Ohio take full advantage of the benefits the ARRA federal stimulus plan has to offer for the adoption of zero-emission all-electric commercial vehicles.

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