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GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York

Green Car Congress

The announcement coincides with GE’s submission this week for federal stimulus dollars from the US Department of Energy. Moreover, this type of system could play broadly across the transportation sector from locomotives and heavy-duty mining trucks, to buses, SUVs and passenger car applications.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

However, its overall merits are open for debate after a study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel questioned the implied costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed six of the top 10 trade-ins are SUVs with two mini-vans and two pick-up trucks rounding out the list. So is this scheme green at all?

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. The Appraisal 2010 Prius Delivers Record Mileage and Accelerates.

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