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Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Begin Offering Electric Vehicles in US

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car will begin a phased introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) at select offices throughout its neighborhood network of more than 5,000 US locations. Delivery of 500 Nissan LEAFs will begin in January 2011 and will continue throughout the year. Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn.; San Diego; Los Angeles; Portland, Ore.;

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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Some teams are working on their projects as part of an engineering curriculum or a senior design project. The sensors are designed to transmit data in real time to a secure, online gateway. Delaine Access to fresh produce is challenging in many low-income neighborhoods. and its environs.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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Further, the system was designed for one-way power, not for distributed renewable-energy devices sending power back into the system. kilovolt-ampere transformer to support 15 households, as the distribution system was originally designed for each household to draw 2 kilowatts of power. Phoenix, Ariz.,

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. The initiative will also support the purchase of dedicated propane school buses and vehicles and, provide an innovative outreach program designed specifically to retrain and certify U.S.