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Ankai Automobile Developing Plug-in Hybrid Bus for US Market

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Global Atlanta. The state-owned Chinese vehicle maker Ankai Automobile Co. Ankai is China’s third-largest bus company; it has partnered since 1993 with Daimler Buses, producing Setra brand buses under license for the Chinese market. is developing a plug-in hybrid electric bus for the US market.

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

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kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. Increases in carbon dioxide concentration along with global surface temperatures are showing a decline in agricultural yields due to climate change. [ The global solar market is expected to install 22 MW of electricity in 2011. Atlanta: Oct 28, 2011.

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Drive Electric Week event organizers reminisce

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Thanks to local volunteers, we’ve provided thousands of EV test drives since 2011, held events in all 50 states, and created a global community with events reaching 8 countries. Happy50Plus was pleasantly surprised that we had close to 200 people turn out for our Chinese language EV event! Photo credit: Nicole Trusty, Photographer.