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Transit Connect Electric receives GSA contract award; estimated value more than $112M

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Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that the Transit Connect Electric ( earlier post ), the result of a collaborative effort between Azure and Ford Motor Company, has received a GSA Contract Award allowing US government agencies, affiliated companies and military installations to purchase the all-electric van.

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BMW Group Technology Office USA and Tendril to demonstrate electric vehicle and smart energy home integration

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Tendril Connect consists of an integrated suite of utility and consumer applications and APIs. to prepare for the roll-out and integration of the new BMW ActiveE electric vehicle (EV). to prepare for the roll-out and integration of the new BMW ActiveE electric vehicle (EV). Click to enlarge.

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Coulomb Technologies ships more than 2,400 public and commercial charging stations in ChargePoint America Program

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Coulomb Technologies has shipped more than 2,400 public and commercial charging stations for electric vehicles through its $37-million ChargePoint America program. San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash., Washington DC/Baltimore, Southern Michigan (including Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor and Detroit).

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The Boring Company in talks with Kyle, TX for pedestrian tunnel

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The pedestrian underpass will connect the Plum Creek subdivision and a mixed-use project with destination dining to the east. Besides pedestrians, the underpass will accommodate electric vehicles and bicycles. Elon Musk’s tunneling company is also in talks with the City of Austin and San Antonio for potential projects.

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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Demonstrations are taking place this week at the 2012 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio. This solution connects utilities to companies that have intelligent energy management products. Non-hydro renewable sources will than double between 2010. and 2035, according to the EIA forecast. Charging data.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will deploy 554 alternative fuel and hybrid electric vehicles and install 153 alternative fueling and electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Chicago region. The initiative also includes garbage trucks, also known as refuse collection vehicles. Total DOE award: $14,999,927.

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ChargePoint completes ARRA-funded ChargePoint America program; 4,600 charging ports

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has completed the ChargePoint America Program with more than 4600 shipments and installations of its home, public and commercial charging ports for electric vehicles (EVs). million in funding for the installation of residential and public electric vehicle charging infrastructure within California. ChargePoint, Inc.

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