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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive priced at $41,450 for US; 85-mile range

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The MY14 B-Class Electric Vehicle will be available beginning in mid-July to dealers in California; Connecticut; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; New Jersey; New York; Oregon; Rhode Island; and Vermont. Range is an estimated 85 miles (137 km). 50-state availability will be announced in 2015. Click to enlarge.

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NHTSA: US traffic fatalities increased 3.3% in 2012

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p> Highway deaths in the US increased to 33,561 in 2012—1,082 more (3.3%) than in 2011, according to the 2012 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Americans drove approximately the same amount of miles in 2012 as in the previous year. over 2011).

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Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

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Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of the 2011 calendar year, and an additional 30,000 Volts during the 2012 calendar year, according to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, who made the announcements during a live video webcast 1 July. Earlier post.). The Drive will stop in Little Rock, Ark.,

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

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Flash forward to 2011, when nearly everyone is online, Internet technology has become more accessible and fortunes continue to be made. The US has 1,750 MW of PV planned for 2011 and currently employs 100,000 people, more than coal mining or steel manufacturing. 2 ] Annual average solar insolation for New Jersey is 4.5 – 5.0

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UPS Purchases 130 Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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The 130 hybrids all will be deployed next year, with 30 going to New York and New Jersey and 100 to California. The fleet is deployed in eight countries besides the US and since 2000, has traveled 185 million miles (298 million km). We are eager to receive these new HEVs in 2011 and get them on the road.

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US and Mexico sign agreement for development of transboundary oil and gas resources in Gulf of Mexico; access to nearly 1.5M acres of US Outer Continental Shelf

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The US and Mexico signed a maritime boundary treaty in 1978 (which entered into force in 1997) establishing boundaries extending from the 12-mile limit to the 200-mile limit in the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Toyota to demo Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in New York City

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Five new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles (PHVs) will be used on city streets as part of Toyota’s partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In early 2011, data from the US demonstration programs will be posted on [link].