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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Another three are on the West Coast and in Hawaii: Seattle (4), Portland (5), and Honolulu (6). The island environment also makes it easier to strategically place charging points so that EV drivers have easy access to reach key destinations. Chicago and Denver (tied). Oregon has a Chief EV Officer to promote EV use.

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The top four cities included first-ranked Los Angeles and second-ranked San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third. San Diego, Portland and Sacramento were rated fifth, sixth and seventh putting four cities in California in the top-15 index. Chicago (tie). —Richard Canny. City Purchase/Usage. Los Angeles.

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Amazon leans on Rivian to deliver packages in 100 U.S. cities for the Holidays

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’ After launching a pilot program this past Summer in a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Not just for the environment but also for our teams working hard to get tens of thousands of electric delivery vehicles on the road.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. The Lake Michigan Corridor Alternative Fuel Implementation Initiative, which includes Southeastern Wisconsin, greater Chicago and Northern. Greater Portland. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. effort to develop templates and best practices for permitting AFV refueling.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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The pilot is being offered to select Ford Credit customers in California—including Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco; as well as in Portland, Oregon; Chicago and Washington, D.C. InfoCycle: Research as to how bicycles can be best used in urban environments. It runs through November. Earlier post.).

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Portland and San Francisco Battle For Electric Car Domination Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station World’s Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars A Few Pictures of Upcoming Electric Cars: Source [ PhysOrg.com ] Image Credit: Clayton B. Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard. Sorry for any confusion.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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At the recent International Biomass Conference and Expo in Portland Oregon, Edward Einowski, a partner in the law firm Stoel Rives and an expert on biomass project financing, provided an overview of today’s financial situation: “ There has been a tremendous push towards quality ” said Einowski. Earlier post.). Financing challenges.