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Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

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Secretary Chu observed that China’s investments in clean energy technologies represent both a challenge and an opportunity for the United States. Specifically, Secretary Chu highlighted several crucial technologies where the United States must innovate or risk falling far behind, such as: The original Sputnik Moment.

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

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GMC recently invited members of the automotive press to Phoenix, Arizona, where we went through a two-day crash course in what makes the Hummer tick. The Arizona highways are unaffected by freezing and thawing, so the surfaces are fairly smooth. To get the driving full range out of the Hummer EV, plugging-in is the way to go.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 Caroline Reichert, a spokeswoman for the Germany energy company RWE , said leading automotive and energy companies have reached an agreement for a standardized plug for electric cars. as stated.

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DOE Announces Nearly $11 Million for Advanced Automotive Battery Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects

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These projects were selected under the battery materials and manufacturing topic area from the Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement released early in 2008. million for a project to develop a high-throughput electrode fabrication process for their lithium-ion battery technology. Tags: Batteries.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

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&# may recall it was a little more complicated than that… The first five states where the Leaf will be available are: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, and Washington. The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market. . By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News.

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McDonald’s embraces electric cars

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Ric Richards, who is the independent owner of the McDonald’s, is hoping to turn the new restaurant green with a host of eco-friendly materials and technologies. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news ChargePoint electric car recharging McDonalds McDonalds electric car charging points.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. Like this post? About Gas 2.0 About Gas 2.0

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