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GM begins manufacturing Spark EV electric motor in Baltimore

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General Motors has begun manufacturing the electric motor for the Spark EV at its Baltimore Operations plant in White Marsh, Md. The Spark EV will be sold in California and Oregon this summer and sales will expand to Canada, Europe and South Korea later. Earlier post.).

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Chevrolet to begin selling Spark EV in Maryland

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The Spark EV is also sold in California and Oregon, where sales totaled 1,145 in 2014. Spark EV is priced as low as $17,845, after federal and Maryland tax credits, and it features a locally sourced electric motor and drive unit, manufactured at General Motors’ Baltimore Operations facility in White Marsh, Md.

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

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Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000. Halon 1301 Replacement: The MTA currently has approximately 5 metric tons of Halon 1301 deployed at 24 MTA facilities in and surrounding Baltimore City.

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