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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Development of RF cured nanocomposite adhesives for thermal-budget reduction in adhesive bonding processes, $150,000 Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc., Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. New York, N.Y. Madison, Wis.

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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Mitsubishi’s North American-spec i-MiEV battery electric vehicle ( earlier post )—available in either an ES base model or upgrade SE trim package —will be available to test drive at US dealerships beginning in November 2011 with the first scheduled customer vehicle deliveries set to commence in early 2012. Click to enlarge.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

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With the cruise control on, managed to have a lovely conversation with Karthik on Jared Diamond’s excellent book Guns, Germs and Steel. (In Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. It’s a Zen feeling. 15 to 20 per km to recover investments. 6 lakh per year.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Finally, in a first-of-its-kind partnership in the United States, Mitsubishi announced a strategic alliance with Oregon to develop an electric car charging infrastructure in the state. And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. nk Related Posts From Green Inc. — Jeff U 6.

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