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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Possibilities include dramatic reductions in the cost of EV batteries that lead to more cost- competitive vehicles, greater state or federal incentives, or increasing taxes on fossil fuels. presence in Indianapolis. Vehicle-to-grid pilot projects will expand and begin generating revenue across the US. Earlier post.).

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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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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. National Grid. General Motors. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. Kansas City Power & Light. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. CUMTD will produce hydrogen on-site partially from renewable sources.

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THINK delivers 17 EVs to utility fleet customers and employees in Indiana

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received 10 electric THINK City cars, and the remainder were delivered to Indianapolis Power & Light for company fleet use. THINK has contracted with Tom Wood Automotive in Indianapolis to support the sale and service of THINK City electric cars in the metropolitan area. Duke Energy in Plainfield, Ind.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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A lot of people don’t understand how that can be, but if you think about the topology of a charger, there’s the power electronics that are connected to the grid—that’s where the cabinet is—then there’s a cable going from there to where the vehicle is, and then there’s vehicle coupling. Bob Kacergis: Our biggest one is IndyGo in Indianapolis.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Because robust grid integration is essential for widespread customer acceptance of electric vehicles, Chrysler has enlisted the involvement of key utility partners, including Duke, ConEd and DTE. Postal Service. Why are the mail delivery vehicles not electric already?

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