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Don’t Forget The 2-Wheel Electric Revolution

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The summit season has kicked off big time in Southeast Asia, and green vehicles are in the spotlight. Local police are even riding electric motorcycles to escort delegates. Many companies are realising that electric two-wheelers will be first taken up in this part of the world,” Vivek Lath, […].

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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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The intense competitive pressure is growing further and EU companies are increasingly being challenged in their home market, while developing opportunities in third markets. continue to implement road safety work, covering actions on vehicles, infrastructure and driver behavior. The Commission is convinced that financing should cover.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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The eight projects are: Electric Vehicle manufacturing. $1 1 million to TransPower, a clean energy company headquartered in Escondido to study the feasibility of manufacturing large electric-drive trucks in or near San Pedro by 2013. In 2007 the company developed Mission One, a high performance electric motorcycle.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Mr. Agassi was an executive at SAP that lead the software company to being the enterprise software leader ahead of Oracle, IBM, and all others. He has interests in businesses in fuel cells, superconductors and carbon software , and his clients range from startups to major oil companies. Email Neal. Find out " What is Cleantech?

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