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14 Major Cities Form C40 Electric Vehicle Network

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Initial members of the C40 Electric Vehicle Network are : Bogota, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Copenhagen, Delhi, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Seoul and Sydney. The four vehicle manufacturers are BYD, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), Nissan and Renault.

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FedEx Express doubles and diversifies all-electric fleet with 24 new units; adding more than 4,000 new, fuel-efficient vehicles in total

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FedEx Express is bringing new all-electric delivery vehicles to New York City, Chicago and Memphis, and diversifying the existing Los Angeles fleet. In Chicago, FedEx Express will be comparing different all-electric vehicle technologies to determine what works best for its fleet needs.

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Ford supports launch of mobility-focused startup business accelerator program in Detroit: Techstars Mobility

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The company has since expanded to Boston, Seattle, New York, San Antonio, Austin, Chicago and London. Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, a strategic fund formed by several of Michigan’s largest corporations, will support the program through early-stage information technology investments.

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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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Testing of six standard delivery vehicles retrofitted with all-electric drivetrains from various suppliers, including AMP, Smith Electric and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation. New York City and several locations in Texas.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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Kahn Current job: Chairman, CEO, and president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) Date of birth: 23 December 1938 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Family: Patrice Ann Lyons, his wife Education: BEE 1960, City College of New York ; M.A. We would figure out things like: Do we need more lines between Denver and Chicago?”

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Costar Corporation by Hymotion, October 2006 (Annapolis, MD), contact kliestenfeltz@costar.com Chelan County (WA) Advanced Vehicle Initiative s "Whitebird," by Manzanita Micro, October, 2006. by Amberjac/EnergyCS, March 2007 (London, UK), contact simon@amberjac-projects.co.uk 2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp. Jim Tech Ltd. Jim Tech Ltd.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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. “In 25 years from now, millions of buildings … will be constructed to serve as both ‘power plants’ and habitats,&# says writer and economist Jeremy Rifkin, who has advised governments and corporations on tackling climate change and energy security. Environmentalists see another advantage to local entities ?

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