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Los Angeles to lease 160 BEVs, 128 PHEVs as part of commitment to 50% EV purchases by 2017

Green Car Congress

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a commitment to lease 160 pure battery EV vehicles, a move that will give Los Angeles the largest city-owned pure EV fleet in the US. The Los Angeles Police, Fire, General Services, and Water and Power departments will together lease the 160 BEVS.

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The influencer

Electric Auto Association

People all over the world supported this movement… the core group became the founders of Plug In America.” People all over the world supported this movement… the core group became the founders of Plug In America.” “We His interest grew deeper when he was an officer in the U.S. It was just a great car,” Earl said. “I

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CMU policy briefs outline benefits and potential for adoption of electrified vehicles in the US

Green Car Congress

To achieve the best outcomes, the brief suggests, plug-in vehicle adoption should typically be focused on HEVs and PHEVs by city drivers in mild-climate regions with a clean electricity grid, such as San Francisco or Los Angeles. Further, drivers should not be encouraged to charge at night in coal-heavy regions.

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Obama gives $2.4bn Jump Start To Battery Makers

Revenge of the Electric Car

It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009. Photos: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times. billion competitive grant program for US battery makers. The new $2.4-billion

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Greenius Goes All AB 811 Over Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

Last Thursday afternoon your Creative Greenius took yet another step on my journey to employ my professional skills, talents and resources for greater green good and not just to line my own pockets. Click Here to Download a PDF copy of my presentation ). And I loved every minute of all that digging, discovering.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

I have seen the future my friends and it looks exactly like a 76 degree January day filled with beautiful people driving gorgeous plug-in hybrid and plug-in electric cars. The Plug-Ins are coming and you should wait till they get here before buying your next new car. Few have done more for the Plug-In Car movement.

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Developing standards for EV charging reliability

Charged EVs

The partnership will place a special emphasis on recruiting people from disadvantaged communities, traditional automotive mechanics, and workers making the transition from declining industries such as nuclear, coal and oil. Charged : Public charger uptime is a huge issue—everybody’s up in arms about it. I incubated our work in sustainability.

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