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July/August '06 - Activists Promote the Film, Ford Retreats on Hybrids

Plugs and Cars

Tell your local dealer you’ll buy a hyrid with a plug. Watch the story on the Raging Grannies in San Jose.) Ethanol is the alternative fuels flavor of the month, and Ford jumped on GM’s yellow bandwagon. Plug In America has put together a list of actions we can take. see www.pluginamerica.com) 1.

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California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

Green Car Congress

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. These incentives help to pay the difference between the cost of alternative-fuel vehicles and conventional vehicles.

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Road Test: 2024 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The need for more stations is necessary if this fuel is to ever gain consumer acceptance for their everyday vehicles. An alternative fuel Lexus with a Toyota badge For now, Californians have the opportunity to own a very nice electric car powered by compressed hydrogen gas. 2017 Mirai review here. 2019 Mirai review here.

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California Energy Commission approves more than $20M for clean transportation projects; Tesla, Quallion, other EV, battery and alt-fuel vehicles projects

Green Car Congress

Two battery switching stations, at the international airports in San Francisco and San Jose, and six taxis that use switchable batteries will be used. In addition, buy-down incentives totaling $2,548,000 will be awarded for 180 alternative-fuel vehicles, most of them school buses.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

Green Car Congress

These demographic realities are issues that Electrify America will work to address through its brand- neutral education and awareness efforts, and active engagement with auto dealers and local stakeholders, including the environmental justice community, provides an important opportunity to address this challenge.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Establishing dealer network. San Jose Mercury News ). With the Prius, weve launched an enormous marketing campaign to say that it does not need to be plugged in, but people are still asking the dealers, "How long does it go on batteries?" Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. If that target is met, the largest U.S.

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