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California ARB posts discussion document for developing Advanced Clean Transit (ACT) regulation

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ARB staff Staff is evaluating four potential broad elements to the Advanced Clean Transit regulation: Require Zero Emission Bus Purchases. ARB staff Staff is evaluating four potential broad elements to the Advanced Clean Transit regulation: Require Zero Emission Bus Purchases. Minimize Emissions from Conventional Fleet.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 and, seemingly overnight, some companies ceased making millions hand-over-fist? We are already facing serious ramifications of fossil fuel emissions. The United States spends almost $500 billion annually purchasing energy from other countries.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita in Asia would rise to $38,600, compared with the projected 2050 global average of $36,600. On a purchasing power parity basis, GDP per capita would rise to only $20,300, or just over half of that under the Asian Century scenario. Energy consumption. —Asia 2050.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans to be unveiled today that will also see the creation of electric car cities across the UK and the launch of large-scale experiments with ultra-green vehicles. My Web del.icio.us My Web del.icio.us

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Regrettably, a lot of plug-in hybrids today have been what we call compliance cars, which is to say they qualify under various regions or nations or state programs for zero-emission vehicles or partial zero-emission and tick the box. The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. in 2000 to 0.7

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Regrettably, a lot of plug-in hybrids today have been what we call compliance cars, which is to say they qualify under various regions or nations or state programs for zero-emission vehicles or partial zero-emission and tick the box. The main concern is purchase price or more likely, monthly payment. in 2000 to 0.7