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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Green Car Congress

If we can develop the technology to capture the carbon pollution released by coal, it can create jobs and provide energy well into the future. In addition, technical assistance to accessing federal grants and loan programs should be readily and easily available.

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8 Reasons Government Grants Should Include Funding for Level 1 Charging Infrastructure

EV Adoption

In other words, the future of most EV charging is slow and distributed. In the future, much of this infrastructure (mostly Level 2) may be wireless such as solutions from WiTricity. And here is a link to a Peninsula Clean Energy case study showing a significant savings by opting for a Level 1 solution.

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Tesla + Toyota

Revenge of the Electric Car

But the future looks a lot brighter now than it did two months ago.&#. “Clearly it’s a goal of ours to be a hub of clean- and green-tech, and Tesla and Solyndra are two big players in that arena.&#. . “When the dot-com died, we lost a lot of manufacturers and Fremont’s had a lot of ups and downs ever since.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

A future HSR/IPR (high-speed rail/intercity passenger rail) network using new diesel or electric power can further enhance rail’s advantages. According to a 2006 study cited by the Administration, implementation of pending plans for the federally designated HSR corridors could result in an annual reduction of 6 billion pounds of CO 2 (2.7

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