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Enova Announces 16 Unit Hybrid School Bus Order; Initial Deployment of Federal Stimulus Dollars for School Buses

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n 2005, we collaborated on the industry’s first production plug-in hybrid vehicle, and we’ve refined the technology since. Enova supports this commitment by engineering a post-transmission hybrid drive system that integrates easily and non-invasively.

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US EPA to Award Up to $20M for Diesel Emission Reduction Projects

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An emerging technology is a device or system that reduces emissions from diesel engines or diesel engine powered vehicles or equipment that has not certified or verified by EPA or the California Air Resources Board (CARB) but for which an approvable application and test plan have been submitted for verification.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Modification of EPACT 2005 Title XVII to create Section 1705.

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Restoring Hearing With Beams of Light

Cars That Think

In fact, these marvels of engineering give people a new kind of “electric hearing” that they must learn how to use. We recognize that today’s cochlear implants run up against hard limits of engineering and human physiology. The deaf animals responded to this light stimulation just as they had to the auditory stimulus.

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The Long Road to Today’s Cochlear Implant

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Engineers and staff were running around with last-minute equipment tests. But reading an account of their operation prompted American otologist William House to begin working on a cochlear implant, in collaboration with neurosurgeon John Doyle and his brother, electronics engineer Jim Doyle. on neural mechanisms in hearing.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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