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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

Green Car Congress

Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF. Liberty PlugIns. Liberty PlugIns is providing Level 1, 2 and 3 charging stations integrated with metered parking. Leviton Mfg.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of the Mid-America EAA show-off different types of EVs, including a lawn mower. Clyde Schwanke’s backyard in Topeka, complete with his Nissan LEAF and Ford C=max Plugin. Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy.

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Brian Howey Get's it

Plugs and Cars

I love it when someone outside our EV and hybrid world truly begins to understand the connections at play here. I also hope for his next column he finds out some more about the exciting things going on with Plugin-hybrids, like the Chevrolet Volt and other pure EV's being announced and driven currently.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Founding EVA chapter connects with entrepreneurial stars. Freund recalled that Plug In America started when GM was engaged in taking back and crushing the EV1s. I remember looking up, seeing the EPA logo on the wall and saying “You guys are supposed to be the Environmental Protection Agency, not the corporate profit protection agency.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This car was bought in or designed for america! Reply Neutral Haikibutsu @ Apr 19th 2009 4:31PM It would be better if there was a 7 point or more: 3 for power and ground, and 4 for a USB-like connection to tell you things like car status, power, etc. Merely connecting the cable has to do the work. Not the wisest thing to do.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Visionary Vehicles Team w/Malcolm Bricklin (who brought the Subaru and the Yugo to America) aims for luxury PHEV. Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development, and Chairman, GM North America in GMs interviewed by Carlist.com ). 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. Reuters ).

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