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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics. Ten years later, 11 TEVA of NC members, representing 1 out of every 10 people in the chapter, had followed Gerhardt into becoming Certified Light EV Technical instructors.

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New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

Green Car Congress

Top : Schematics of ignition by (a) a spark plug and (b), (c) a laser. (c) Bottom : Schlieren photographs for early stage of ignition in a constant-volume chamber ignited by (a) spark plug and (b) micro-laser in a stoichiometric mixture. Spark plugs can ignite leaner fuel mixtures, but only by increasing spark energy.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds. The DOT is making $48.1

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Roger Duncan gives Campaign Update The Plug-In Partners National Campaign has now been underway for six months. We would like to take this opportunity to report on our efforts to demonstrate to automakers that a market for plug-in hybrid vehicles exists in the United States today. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX.,