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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Vehicles eligible under the new area of interest #4 include: Light-, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (LMHDV) using EPACT alternative fuels. Light-duty Neighborhood electric vehicles (if replacing full-size on-road vehicles). The purchase of equipment or to pay for specific turn-key fueling services by alternative fuel providers.

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

Green Car Congress

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. As in Palo Alto, it will likely be blown transformers or constantly flickering lights that signal there is an EV charging-load issue.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Is the Place to Go for Inventive Pastries and Fresh Bread

Baua Electric

Everything within — furniture, lighting, art and even the pantry provisions — is available for purchase. We’ll be able to sit down with people and play,” Ozemba says of the space’s potential to spur conversation and inspire new projects. Retail shouldn’t be so serious. Take off your shoes and have a glass of wine.”

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

The overarching question was not whether the light-duty transportation sector would electrify to a significant degree, but when. The nightmare scenario Darbee has is that on a very hot day, after businesses have been running operations, lights and air conditioning all day, people go home, turn the AC on or up, and plug their car in.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

Charged EVs

For instance, in our jurisdiction, to install electric vehicle infrastructure, we don’t have to obtain approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), whereas Duke and Florida Power & Light do. And in fact, we’ve had good conversations with bp pulse and with Shell Recharge in our service territory.

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Fixing the Flywheel - Still Vibrations!

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

In order to adjust things and remeasure, I purchased a 7-ton gear puller (with posi-lock) from Sears for $70. I never get up to 5000 RPM if I stay in 2nd gear in neighborhoods and 3rd gear on the freeway. After much filing on the inside of the cone, I got the face of the adapter to tilt less than 1 mil, so I was happy with that.

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