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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

Cars That Think

He was awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration by Indiana University in Bloomington. The OCCHC builds apartments and homes in low-income neighborhoods. He briefly worked at Maytag and left the commercial appliance manufacturer to join Iowa Power and Light. He left the Army with the rank of sergeant.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Bright will also face the same challenges in raising capital and moving from crafting prototypes to producing commercial vehicles. But it does have experience on its side.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.