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Maxwell Technologies to double ultracap electrode production capacity by year end

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Ultracapacitor sales have grown by more than 500% since 2007. The new electrode plant will be housed in a 123,000 square-foot facility the company has leased in Peoria, Arizona, near Phoenix.

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DOE Closes $1.4B Loan Agreement with Nissan to Support Production of LEAF and Batteries

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The loan, which originated through the Department’s loan guarantee program office, was issued as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program, a $25-billion program authorized by Congress as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Earlier post.). Washington DC, Seattle, Raleigh, N.C.,

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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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increase over the number of trips taken in 2007 on public transportation, while at the same time, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) declined by 3.6% The light rail system that started in November 2007 in Charlotte, NC showed the highest percentage of increase with an annual 862% increase. Americans took 10.7 This represents a 4.0%

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Annual American Lung Association report shows continued progress in air quality, but more to be done

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The 12 th annual release of the Lung Association’s report uses the most recent EPA data collected from 2007 through 2009 from official monitors for ozone and particle pollution, the two most widespread types of air pollution. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Ariz. Logan, Utah-Idaho; Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, Calif.-Nev.

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NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

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Funded by the DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), NREL’s Fleet Test & Evaluation (FT&E) team performed a 12-month evaluation of six MY 2007 P70D hybrid vans and six MY 2006 P70D standard diesel vans at a UPS location in Phoenix, collecting and analyzing fuel economy, maintenance and other vehicle performance data.

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Bush Uses Alternative Fuels

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Bush in 2007. The plug-in hybrid and Phoenix showing on the White House lawn seems a flash in the pan. According to Milbank: [Bush's] role as uncompensated pitchman for gasoline alternatives makes perfect sense: If anybody needs a new fuel source, it is George W.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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Agreements already have been reached between the Alliance and Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City in Japan; the State of Tennessee; the State of Oregon; Sonoma County and San Diego in California; Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona; Seattle, Wash.; In July 2007, an ultra-low precious metal catalyst for gasoline vehicles was developed.

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