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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. ZEV access initiatives (under development), and an additional approximately $25 million spent on the operational costs of running Electrify America (e.g., personnel, other business expenses).

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Portland General Electric. Binghamton University (State University of New York). Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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as well as 600 universities throughout the country. Its car share program, Hertz on Demand, launched in December 2008 and grew to more than 1,000 vehicles, 85,000 members and more than 500 locations worldwide, including corporate fleets, airports, hotels, utilities, government, and universities. Zipcar’s potential is enormous.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The Department of Energy is working with industry, universities, national laboratories, and other groups to develop technologies capable of harnessing these resources to generate environmentally sustainable, cost-competitive power. The project will assess the cost of manufacturing these systems at various scales.

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

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Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland. — Larry 4. — jerryd 7.

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