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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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Additional Clean Transportation NY investments will fund electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support and encourage the growth of all-electric ground support equipment at airports and light-duty, on-road all-electric vehicles throughout the state. More than 150 people attended the public events.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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He worked in managerial positions in New York, Ohio, and Virginia, then became AEP's chief executive in 1976 and served in that role until he retired in 1991. White was the first American chair of the International Conference on Large High-Voltage Electric Systems. During his career, he designed 14 patented electromechanical filters.

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Ford begins roll-out of Focus Electric; electrifying the platform efficiently

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Ford has begun the consumer roll-out of the Focus Electric, the battery-electric version of its new Focus; production of the vehicles began in December 2011 at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant. Ford will ramp up Focus Electric retail production in the first half of 2012 for dealership availability in California, New York and New Jersey.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Includes replacement of lighting fixtures, control systems, and roof upgrades at selected facilities. Ultra-light Zero Emissions Buses: Replaces two of Flint MTA diesel buses with advanced all-electric Zero-Emissions GTB-40 buses from Fisher Coachworks. Flint Mass Transportation Authority, Michigan: $2,200,000. Minneapolis-St.

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This Nobel Laureate Paved the Way for High-Intensity Lasers

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While conducting research in optics for her doctorate at the University of Rochester , in New York, Strickland worked with French physicist GĂ©rard Mourou , a laser pioneer and Nobel laureate. Mourou led the development of the Extreme Light Infrastructure network of physics laboratories built to generate and study intense laser light.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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At the time, Berkeley was establishing himself as a leading author, publisher, and consultant for the new world of digital computers. In Berkeley’s offices, the Sutherland brothers encountered his light-seeking robot squirrel “ Squee ,” now in the collection of the Computer History Museum, which also holds some of Berkeley’s papers.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

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Also, CharIN’s 5th North America Conference and Testival took place at Lucid Motors Headquarters in Newark, California in November.]. We were born here in New Jersey as a spinoff from STMicroelectronics, which is one of the large semiconductor companies. Are you aware of any other states that are working on that sort of thing?