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Unifrax to build large-scale silicon fiber anode manufacturing line

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Along with greater energy density, SiFAB is expected to provide faster charges and longer battery life for applications including electric vehicles, portable electronics, power tools, energy grid storage and aerospace. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Unifrax up to $1.1

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President Obama Awards $2.3B for Tax Credits for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs; GE Gets Largest Battery-related Award

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billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. Rogers Foam Automotive Corporation. RE-Gen LLC will receive a $903,480 credit to support building a factory to produce Biomass Gasification Furnaces with a capacity of 250 systems/year.

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Sprig Electric pairs Tesla Powerpack with rooftop PV system

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The pairing, installed by Sprig Electric at their corporate headquarters in San Jose, will cut the building’s total energy costs by 80-95%. The 500 kWh/250 kW Tesla Powerpack battery system is installed in the Sprig Electric parking lot and is connected to the grid and the PV system. MWh of energy and saved 4.94

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Electrification Coalition Roadmap Calls for 75% of Light-Duty Vehicle Miles Traveled in the US to Be Electric by 2040

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Achieving this will require a minimum of 25% of new light-duty vehicles purchased in the US to be grid-enabled vehicles (GEV) by 2020. This is defined as the point at which grid-enabled vehicles represent 25 percent of new LDV purchases. The Electrification Roadmap calls for 75% of light-duty VMT in the US to be electric by 2040.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. Honolulu, with 26 quick chargers, has one of densest charging grids in the US. area, Maryland offers a $1,000 EV tax credit. In Atlanta, Nissan workplace outreach has resulted in more than 100 LEAF sales to Southern Company employees.

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Governor George Pataki Calls for 40% Penetration of Electric Drive Vehicles in US by End of Decade

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Incentivize auto manufacturers, for example, by exempting the profits resulting from the sale of the first 10 million vehicles that deliver more than 75 mpg from any corporate taxes. ” Pataki suggested converting the tax credit to a rebate, for three years or for five. We need an interactive grid to make this work.

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Electrification Coalition releases Fleet Electrification Roadmap; suggests fleet adoption could put a cumulative 200,000 PHEVs and EVs on the road by 2015

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The analysis in the EC roadmap concludes that fleet adoption of grid-electric vehicles (PHEVs and EVs) could lead to a cumulative 200,000 units on the road by 2015. Smith, Chairman, President, and CEO of FedEx Corporation. Click to enlarge. plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles (PHEVs and EVs)—highly attractive.

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