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Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

Green Car Congress

The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington Clean Cities and US Representative Adam Smith unveiled a new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles. to provide charging stations at all gates.

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International Battery to provide Li-ion system to Sunverge for Net-Zero Energy Home Project

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Sunverge Energy has developed a turn-key distributed energy solution that captures solar energy at its most plentiful and stores it for use during peak demand hours, when cost to produce and deliver electricity is at its highest. —Sunverge Energy President Ken Munson.

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8 Reasons Government Grants Should Include Funding for Level 1 Charging Infrastructure

EV Adoption

Con­struc­tion and the charg­ing units for each park­ing stall cost about $110,000. To install 4-180 kW chargers can easily cost roughly $500,000-$800,000 depending on the hardware chosen. PHEVs: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) currently comprise nearly 37% of all EVs sold in the US since 2011.

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

Plugs and Cars

I wrote back in December about my unhappy experience attempting to charge my loaner LEAF at San Francisco City Hall's electric car charging stations. It's city, state and federal policy to enable electric cars for the emissions and petroleum reduction they provide. There is a cost to charging.

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NC Transportation Center

Plug In Partners

The school already conducts research into the development of the no-gas vehicles. Mike Easley said Tuesday that, depending on the support from federal grants, the state may give $5 million to start and $1 million annually to operate the Advanced Transportation Energy Center there. Join Plug in Partners today.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporations All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis Debuts at NTEA Work Truck Show; Enova Drive System, Tesla Battery Pack

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The all-electric WIV chassis. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) presented the preproduction plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show. All-electric walk-in van. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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