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Center for Automotive Research awarded Federal grant to study automotive bio-based materials cluster

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The $1,471,800 grant will be shared amongst CAR and its partners, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board (M/SC WDB) and National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), collectively known as the “Biotech Partnership.”.

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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Battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced a new 35-foot vehicle based on the same technology platform as its current 40-foot Catalyst vehicle. Moreover, the contract seeks to match and qualify contract users with federal grant and/or stimulus funds. Earlier post.).

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Dow Kokam Breaks Ground on Li-ion Battery Manufacturing Plant in Michigan

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Dow Kokam envisions an 800,000 square-foot, large-format battery manufacturing facility that will be developed in two overlapping construction phases. When complete, the facility will employ nearly 800 people, and have the capacity to manufacture 1.2 Dow Kokam has committed to spend $322 million for the first phase of construction.

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Scientists synthesize first functional designer chromosome in yeast

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The massive effort was aided by some 60 undergraduate students enrolled in the “Build a Genome” project, founded by Dr. Boeke at Johns Hopkins. His team, with further support from Build a Genome students, is already working on assembling base pairs in chunks of more than 10,000 base pairs. —Annaluru et al.

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4 Reasons EV Charging Stations on College Campuses Makes Sense

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School campuses can play an important role in building EV infrastructure for their communities. Schools can apply for state and federal grants and incentives (EV Connect can help guide you through this entire process) that help offset initial installation costs. And they’re continuing to improve.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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