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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 German Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation is lending its support to the Electrification of Mercedes-Benz Small Vans in Development and Production project (EMKEP) in Berlin. The two promotional initiatives are part of the German federal government’s second economic stimulus package.

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Restoring Hearing With Beams of Light

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It occurred to me that stimulating the cochlear nerve with light instead of electricity could provide much more precise control, because light can be tightly focused even in the cochlea’s saline environment. Our early proof-of-concept experiments in mice explored both the biology and technology at play in our mission.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Biomass electrical power is considered a higher quality investment than biofuels because of the developer’s ability to enter long term deals with power companies for the plant’s offtake at a set price, but even these deals are paying a premium in today’s environment. and some banks are expecting fuel adjustment clauses ,” Einowski added.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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The vans themselves are based on the concept Town and Country EV that was unveiled last Fall by Chrysler. However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. Unfortunately, there is very little specific funding for wireless transmission in the stimulus bill that was just signed by the USA President. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

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Written by Josie Garthwaite 9 Comments Posted March 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am in Automotive Before unveiling the concept version of its Model S sedan, an $57,400 electric car that Tesla Motors wants to build using loans from the Department of Energy, the startup said the Model S battery would be designed to handle rapid charging.