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DOE to award up to $80M to two advanced nuclear reactor projects

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DOE will issue a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document addressing questions regarding this FOA. The expected outcome of the resulting awards are to assess feasibility questions; to solve technical issues; to address licensing challenges; and to demonstrate the technical viability of the concepts features. EST) on 24 August 2015.

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

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—Google FAQ on the challenge. We expect that the innovations inspired by this prize will have wide applicability across these areas, increasing efficiency, driving down costs, and opening up new uses cases that we can’t imagine today. Applicants must register their team by 30 September 2014.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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

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Unfortunately, the Electric Power Industry has resisted the implementation and worked vigorously to block any efforts by the US Congress or local governments of these “green technologies&# for more efficient use and less pollution by products from coal. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Sign Out Name: Email Address: Comments: See more Autopia Subscribe to WIRED Renew Give a gift Customer Service EDITOR: Chuck Squatriglia | email IL COMMENDATORE: Joe Brown | email CONTRIBUTOR: Dave Demerjian | email CONTRIBUTOR: Keith Barry | email CONTRIBUTOR: Ben Mack | email CONTRIBUTOR: Tony Borroz | email CONTRIBUTOR: Alexander Lew CONTRIBUTOR: (..)

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