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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

Green Car Congress

Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. As part of a planned five-year initiative, the Energy Department will make $5 million available in fiscal year 2012. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will lead the U.S. Nexant; Saint Gobain Corp. .;

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

Green Car Congress

Electrify America plans to build charging infrastructure that will primarily consist of (1) Community charging and (2) A long distance highway network. Electrify America has identified 5 metropolitan areas for the cycle 1 investment (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and Sacramento).

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech. Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose. Members of the public were allowed to attend to provide input and I was part of that.”

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

Cars That Think

Coughlin is founder and president of Coughlin Associates in San Jose, Calif., a software company that provides buildings with energy efficiency solutions. Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE PES, and has given lectures in more than 30 countries on topics such as the smart grid, energy-efficient buildings, and sensor integration.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has spent the better part of the last decade developing EV pilot projects, leading clean transportation research, and evaluating EV programs. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. When it is part of an organization that emphasizes honesty and integrity.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has spent the better part of the last decade developing EV pilot projects, leading clean transportation research, and evaluating EV programs. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. When it is part of an organization that emphasizes honesty and integrity.

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

Creative Greenius

None of those things to go wrong either, in fact a whole lot less to go wrong since the electric car has about a handful of moving parts compared to over 1000 in a gas powered car. He also didn’t have a word to say about the coming smart grid or vehicle to grid connections. Plugging Plug-Ins, Part I.