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Double trouble

Electric Auto Association

Since the Eastern Nebraska Electric Vehicle Association (Eastern NE EVA) joined forces with the Nebraska Sierra Club (NE Sierra Club) at the chapter’s inception in 2016, the mutual benefit has been off the charts. where all electricity is provided by publicly owned power districts,” Lierz remarked.

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

Green Car Congress

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha (Metro). Vermont Agency of Transportation. Kitsap Transit. 3,920,000.

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Burns & McDonnell develops bi-directional fast chargers for SPIDERS program

Green Car Congress

A team of Burns & McDonnell engineers, along with subcontractor Coritech Services, has developed a system of bidirectional, fast-charging stations for a fleet of plug-in electric vehicles at Fort Carson, Colo. Earlier post.)

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The EV Professor

Electric Auto Association

Two decades of teaching about driving electric. Eastern Nebraska Electric Vehicle Association (EVNEBRASKA) member Dr. Donald Cox likes to draw a comparison between electric vehicles (EVs) and the wireless phone technology he worked on at Bell Labs in the early 1970’s. “I

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

In the background, are various EVs from the Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association, along with the "Spirit" hanging out in the shade and away from the sunny background. Moore made available his Papillion home’s historic dryer outlet as a recharging site when the roadtrip reached the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. In between, they stopped in Omaha.

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