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Universal Hydrogen secures additional $62M in financing to accelerate first test flight of hydrogen-powered regional aircraft to 2022

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New investors in the round include Mitsubishi HC Capital; Tencent; Stratos; GE Aviation; Waltzing Matilda Aviation; Fourth Realm; Hawktail; Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures; Jeff Wilke and Spencer Rascoff’s 75; and Sunny Ventures. There is no known alternative technology to get there.

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Demand for i-MiEV in Australia Three Times Greater Than Limited Supply

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has three times as many applicants to lease the i-MiEV electric vehicle as available vehicles at this point, according to MMAL’s CEO and president, Masahiko Takahashi. “ i-MiEV Foundation Members include: Department of Climate Change. GE Custom Fleet. Department of Environment.

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Plug’n Drive launches electric vehicle (EV) education and test drive tour across Canada to increase public EV awareness and knowledge

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The EV Roadshows will travel with pop-up tents or tradeshow booths, a fleet of EVs, and knowledgeable EV Ambassadors, reaching smaller, rural, and remote communities. hydro, nuclear, wind, solar), the transition to electric vehicles will greatly reduce Canada’s climate-changing emissions.

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City of Bogota, Columbia launches electric taxi pilot; part of C40-CCI EV Network

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The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. C40 is about action, and I commend Bogota for taking this decisive step to implement innovative new transport policies that will improve the quality of life in the city and address climate change.

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14 Major Cities Form C40 Electric Vehicle Network

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Fourteen major cities, members of the C40, announced the formation of the C40 Electric Vehicle Network at the Climate Summit for Mayors in Copenhagen. In collaboration with four vehicle manufacturers and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), these cities will focus on four key areas necessary for becoming electric vehicle ready.

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Victoria Begins Major 5-Year Electric Vehicle Trial

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About 60 vehicles will be used in the trial and have been provided by Blade Electric Vehicles, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan and EDay Life. Most of the vehicles will be small passenger cars, placed into households and commercial and government fleets. used in freight fleets. million) trial. Earlier post.). —Premier Brumby.

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Environment Agency receives first electric car

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The Environment Agency is the latest public body to benefit from the clean-running of the all-electric i-MiEV as Mitsubishi hands over the first electric car model to join the agency’s fleet.