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Nel to invest up to $400M in electrolyzer plant in Michigan

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Nel’s CEO, Håkon Volldal said that the short distance to General Motors, headquartered in Detroit, played a decisive role in the choice of state. Similarly, the company’s expansion of the facility in Wallingford, Connecticut will play a critical role in creating a blueprint for scaling up the production of PEM electrolyzers.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Even ruling Hawaii out as an outlier, the cost of electricity in Connecticut was 17.79 in Connecticut. In examining the latest EIA data for average retail prices of electricity, it shows the average retail price in the USA is 9.74 cents/kWh, with a range from 29.20 cents/ kWh in Hawaii to 5.61 cents/kWh in West Virginia—a 23.59

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Ford Mustang Mach-E becomes British Police preference

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The Detroit-based automaker revealed a customized variant of its first EV at the Emergency Services Show in Birmingham. Several departments in the United States, including Fremont, California, Westport, Connecticut, and Hastings on Hudson, New York , have all added Tesla vehicles to their fleet.

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Chevrolet Volt plant prepping for boost in Volt and Ampera production; exports to Canada, China and Europe this year

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General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, home of the Chevrolet Volt, will close for four weeks beginning in June for planned upgrades to prepare for a significant increase in the rate of Volt production, along with assembly of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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& In case you were curious, in 1996 Guidestar worked in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia. to have a complete set of Guidestar maps. to have a complete set of Guidestar maps.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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of Connecticut; Louisville; Massachusetts; Southern California; Tennessee Knoxville ; University of Texas (Austin; Rio Grande Valley); U. Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (Detroit, MI). of California (Berkeley, Irvine, Los Angeles); U. of Virginia; Virginia Tech; U. of Washington Clean Energy Institute; Washington State U.;

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Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

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Volts are expected to arrive at dealerships in Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, as well as the balance of Texas and New York in the first quarter of 2011. Volt production begins late this year at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck facility. Austin, Texas; and the New York City metropolitan area later this year. Pricing has not been announced.

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