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PGE and SunRun Create $100M Home Solar Financing Fund

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Pacific Energy Capital II, LLC, a non-utility subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, and SunRun Inc., a provider of home solar financing, announced a $100-million tax equity project financing agreement to fund SunRun’s installation of more than 3,500 new home solar installations across the nation. SunRun will manage the projects.

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A123 Systems and Wanxiang execute definitive agreements for investment of up to $465M in A123

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US-based Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems announced the execution of definitive agreements with China’s Wanxiang Group Corporation, which follows the non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) that A123 signed with Wanxiang on 8 August 2012. Earlier post.) — David Vieau, CEO of A123.

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

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But behind the layers of finance and paperwork, Guidestar GPS was developed. & Location information was more accurate than a few years prior, given increasing civilian and corporate access to military-grade GPS information. Assuming you received your state complimentary from GM at purchase, you’d need just $6,400 ($13,074 adj.)

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A123 Systems in non-binding MoU with Wanxiang for strategic investment of up to $450M; Wanxiang would own up to 80% of A123 common stock

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A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-iron phosphate batteries and systems, signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wanxiang Group Corporation establishing the framework for a strategic investment through which Wanxiang would invest up to $450 million in A123. million (a decrease of 53% from $36.4

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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MD trucks are accelerating, HD trucks are getting started on the road to electrification Between corporate decarbonization goals “pulling” and government regulations “pushing” fleet electrification , momentum towards electrification of heavy duty vehicles is starting to take hold. million fleet vehicles in the U.S. With approval from the U.S.

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Avis Budget group to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar in cash deal for approximately $500 million

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In particular, Avis Budget expects significant cost reductions across the fleet life cycle (from procurement to operations and maintenance to disposition, as well as financing), in addition to savings from eliminating Zipcar’s public-company costs. The companies expect substantial synergies in fleet utilization. Source: Avis Budget.

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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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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Statewide Paratransit Bus Hybrid Program: Purchase 31 paratransit hybrid buses to replace 31 gas and diesel vehicles.

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