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Tesla replays DOE loan nine years early

Green Car Congress

This program was signed into law by President Bush in 2008 and then awarded under the Obama administration in the years that followed. I would like to thank the Department of Energy and the members of Congress and their staffs that worked hard to create the ATVM program, and particularly the American taxpayer from whom these funds originate.

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

He sent the story to KFWB News 980 and to President-elect Barack Obama. Mr Holden had the following words for the loyal supporters of the EV1 : “I want to thank the EV1 family for their support and encouragement for me to continue the fight to hold General Motors and other auto manufacturers’ feet to the fire.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

Tuesday night, President Obama will speak to the nation about the Gulf catastrophe. The good news? Tuesday night President Obama will address our nation. For details on what we’ve called “The Big Fix” beyond the following, see [link] —and we’ll continue adding back-up info at CalCars-News and elsewhere. The good news?

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Though the scheme proved so popular that the initial $1billion set aside for it ran out last month, auto sales only rose by 2.4 Of course any upward momentum is to be welcomed and Congress has now approved a further $2billion as an emergency top-up for the programme (see article ). So is this scheme green at all?

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term. “The auto industry is aligned, the public is aligned, even the president is aligned.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma. Here we go again.or SZ (1) 6753.T

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