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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

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Nevada: $3,000,000.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. The ZeroAvia technology gives 4 times the range of a similar battery-powered electric plane,” said Pohorsky. After that, the word spread fast.”

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15 essential facts and figures about the Tesla Gigafactory

Green Authority

With patience, guile and no shortage of skill, Elon Musk has annexed the world energy industry with an ever-improving line of batteries. Now Tesla has the Powerwall and the purchase of Solar City is the final piece in the puzzle. Sparks, Nevada. It won’t just rely on solar energy, though. It was always bigger than that.

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