Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 31, 2009

SBESC's Marilyn Lyon talks about Federal Stimulus Funding / photo (c) Debra Bushweit Galliani. More to come on these zero emission vehicles in another post. We also learned from Marilyn Lyon that Federal Stimulus money will be coming L.A. And here’s the bird’s eye view the L.A.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. He predicted that 10 percent of the cars sold would be electric vehicles by 2020.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

Ed Kjaer, the director of electric transportation for Southern California Edison, demonstrates how the Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle or MiEV plugs into their Garage of the Future at their Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Photo by Eric Tom).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Gallery: Chrysler EV USPS mini-van [Source: Chrysler] PRESS RELEASE: Chrysler Celebrates Earth Day by Revealing All-new Electric Minivan Concepts to U.S. Our ENVI electric minivan concepts illustrate Chryslers innovation with electric vehicle technology and show what the future could hold." Postal Service.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Similarly, such mandates and incentives will drive the market for electric cars for a while. The Oregon Legislature is contemplating bills that provide credits for both manufacturers and purchasers of electric cars. This is the same government who gave us Light Rail, Tram, and are proposing building a new stadium. Inappropriate?

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