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Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Climate rally poster.

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Stay on top of the EV news

Electric Auto Association

Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Climate rally poster.

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

Green Car Congress

The 1,000-mile/1,607-km pipeline will run from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin. The 36-inch Alberta Clipper Pipeline will carry up to 450,000 barrels of oil sands crude per day—with ultimate capacity of up to 800,000 bpd available—from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Canada to refineries in the US.

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Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

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The Wisconsin and Michigan team normalized the highly detailed vehicle assumptions and transport calculations from these studies around the rates of electrified vehicle penetration; travel demand growth; and electricity decarbonization. Renewable and nuclear electricity supply technologies are available today. —Meier et al.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. In essence, the PHEV can plug into the unused energy transfer potential of the grid.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Western Climate Initiative (WCI).

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