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Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

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The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Additionally, the company currently has 15 solar locations, with projected growth to 20 by 2016.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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Alison Diaz (with scissors) along with ECHS staff and supporters about to cut the ribbon in front of Environmental Charter High School's new solar-powered greenhouse. Plants in black tubes behind the ECHS Science teacher are being fed by aquaponic system in the new solar-powered greenhouse. photo by Glenn Marzano).

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

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Flexible perovskite-perovskite PV for mobile power applications, $745,500 Swift Solar, Redwood City, Calif. The Solar Foundation, Washington, D.C.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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The Denver Regional Transit District will receive funds for electric vehicles, charging stations, and infrastructure upgrades. Delaware Transit Corporation. Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation. Southern California Association of Governments. Regional Transportation District. District Department of Transportation.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Of that, $26.5 VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Corporate sponsorship for the RAR ( www. Seeing the inside operation of a wind turbine generator in Iowa and solar arrays throughout the country brought renewed hope for continued advances in renewable energy technologies and power generation.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp. Costar Corporation by Hymotion, October 2006 (Annapolis, MD), contact kliestenfeltz@costar.com Chelan County (WA) Advanced Vehicle Initiative s "Whitebird," by Manzanita Micro, October, 2006. by Hymotion, September 2006 (Ajax, Ontario), contact dhillsmilligan@veridian.on.ca Contact LMirisola@.

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