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A123 Systems 8K filing says substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern; status of grants and incentives

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A123 Systems has been the recipient of a number of state and federal grants and tax incentives. million grant awarded under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Battery Initiative to support manufacturing expansion of new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities in Michigan. Through 31 December 2011, A123 incurred $216.9

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Use These Exciting EV Charging Incentives to Fund Your Commercial Charging Station

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In fact, in 2011 there were only 2,100 charging station locations throughout the United States. For the federal government, the commercial EV charging incentives come in two varieties: tax credits and rebates. Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit. BESTFIT Grant by California Energy Commission.

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NEMA endorses Biggert-Markey EV infrastructure bill

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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of its Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment/Systems (EVSES) product section, has endorsed HR 1685 , the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011. The credit is currently set to expire at the end of this year. Earlier post.)

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AeroVironment completes first electric vehicle commercial charging station installations in Hawaii

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In March of this year AeroVironment received a $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Program. The deadline for EV readiness is midnight, 31 December 2011. The new chargers are part of Hawaii’s growing charging infrastructure currently being deployed to support electric vehicles.

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Daimler Trucks to Invest $194M in Detroit Diesel Engine Plant in US

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The measures for increasing production capacity at the 28-hectare Redford production plant are scheduled to commence in July 2010 and continue until September 2011. million (approximately €46 million), which is granted by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, as well as other state and local tax credits and abatements.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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Estimated US supply of PEVs from 2011-2015. and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. Auto manufacturers such as Chrysler, BYD, Coda, Honda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are not included in this table, but have announced or are expected to introduce EVs in this time period, DOE said. Fisker Karma EREV. Fisker Nina EREV.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2011 more than doubles estimates of US shale gas resources; higher production at lower prices

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The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. Shale gas offsets declines in other US supply to meet. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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