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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

Green Car Congress

s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. Headquartered at The University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Inc. Three miles from downtown. OnStar and General Motors are partnering in the Pecan Street Inc.’s The Mueller Community. Attributes include: 700 acres. —Nick Pudar.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

With gas prices going up and the cost of electric cars coming down, there are real economic benefits to driving electric,” said April Bolduc, EAA President. Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” Each vehicle displayed a sign with the EV miles driven,” Gross explained.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

With gas prices going up and the cost of electric cars coming down, there are real economic benefits to driving electric,” said April Bolduc, EAA President. Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” Each vehicle displayed a sign with the EV miles driven,” Gross explained.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12 12 ton truck with 100 mile range used by local delivery services and courier services. a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. The Edison is a 3.5

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix. The service allows members to avoid the fixed costs of car ownership as well as parking charges, fuel costs, or recurring annual fees.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles.

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Researchers use Google Street View cars for high-resolution air pollution mapping

Green Car Congress

Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues have. Most large urban areas have only one air quality monitor for every 100 to 200 square miles. The study’s approach was designed to be cost-effective and easily replicated. —Kyle Messier, a UT Austin postdoc and a co-author.

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