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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is a the entire text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. The Dearborn-based company has a target of rolling out an electric-powered version of the Transit Connect commercial van next year, followed by an electric Focus in 2011. Ford Plans to Start Electric-Car Tests in Germany Next Month. By Chris Reiter.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.).

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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In an article “Falling thirst for Fuel Leaves Ethanol Enthusiasts with a Hangover” published on 4 May 2009, The Wall Street Journal summarized three of the challenges traditional corn ethanol faces today. The closest commercial location was just south of Chicago, so it was 7 hours over, 2 hours there and 7 hours back.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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If you want to drown in EV numbers and analyses from around the globe, do subscribe to Jose’s new commercial endeavor EV Volumes (and no, I’m not getting a cut). Republished Daily Kos article, courtesy of Assaf Oron, a passionate and dedicated EV fan, you can read the original article here

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