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Odyne Systems delivers 7 plug-in hybrid work trucks through the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program

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The Odyne plug-in hybrid drive system reduces fleet operating and maintenance costs, and depending on duty cycle, enables large trucks to obtain significant fuel economy improvements compared to traditional diesel engines. Although the county automotive fleet includes hybrids, these are the first hybrid trucks they are putting to work.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The areas of application are diverse: courier, express and package service providers (KEP, in German: Kurier-, Express- und Paketdienstleister); plant transportation in large corporations; service vehicles for plant maintenance, customer service, and assembly and internal transport within companies. 11 seconds.

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ABB invests $10M in ECOtality

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Net proceeds of the $10 million equity investment from ABB will be utilized by ECOtality as working capital to support the continuing requirements of the EV Project and will provide the Company with necessary funding to meet its anticipated expansion as a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Perspective by The Townsend Company. Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 Would a CAFE-type standard for renewable energy generation companies in the USA not also be appropriate? RPS policies as of March 2011. Source: DSIRE.

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Chrysler Unveils Four All-Electric Minivan Prototypes to USPS; Applying for Grant for Nationwide Demo

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Because robust grid integration is essential for widespread customer acceptance of electric vehicles, Chrysler has enlisted the involvement of key utility partners, including Duke, ConEd and DTE. These electric minivan concepts are targeted specifically for use by the US Postal Service for mail delivery.

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ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets

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ZAP and Jonway partnered on the production of an electric version of the compact 5-door Jonway A380 SUV, integrating AC propulsion and lithium-ion battery system technologies to produce a mid-range electric vehicle (EV) that ZAP intends to offer to the fleet market in China. The conventional A380 is powered by a 1.6- liter Mitsubishi engine.)

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

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billion invested in 180 green-technology companies. incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. billion invested in 180 green-technology companies worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to a study by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte. Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40.

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