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GREENIUS ON PATCH.COM: Hey, Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce, I’ve Got Your New Direction Right Here!

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The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce quietly parted ways with its executive director last week , telling local reporters only that it wanted to embark on “a new direction&# that would include “more community outreach and more collaboration with local businesses and city government.&#.

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EV Project on Reunion Island

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The letter of intent signed in Reunion under the patronage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy marks the commitment of the six partners to the VERT project (Electric Vehicle for a Technological Reunion), a principal component of the GERRI program (Grenelle Environment Forum in Reunion – Succeeding in Innovation). Tags: Brief.

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New US Poll Finds 74% of Likely Voters Favor 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

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A new national poll of likely voters conducted by the Mellman Group found that 74% of likely voters favor having “ the federal government require the auto industry to increase average fuel efficiency…to 60 miles per gallon by the year 2025.” Tags: Brief. Overall, 51% of respondents view Obama favorably, 44% unfavorably.

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Perspective: Government Leadership Needed for Electric Vehicles to Succeed

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The critical need for government leadership in the emergence of electric vehicles dominated a recent Green Fleet Management discussion in Toronto, hosted by Fleet Challenge Ontario. In an interview published in Maclean’s, a Canadian news magazine, the chairman and CEO of General Electric said, “ Government should be a catalyst for change.

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Are rebates failing the environment?

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A study by researchers at the University of British Columbia suggests that Canadian government programmes that offer rebates to hybrid car buyers are failing to offer the environmental benefits commensurate with the cost. Are rebate schemes a good idea or could the money be better spent elsewhere? What do you make of these findings?

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Ted Lieu To The Rescue! Heroic Climate Champion Saves Community Choice Aggregation.

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“ These amazing young people are absolutely right, too, ” continued Ted enthusiastically. “ Community Choice Aggregation is just about the best idea we’ve ever had in California about how we should deliver electricity to our communities. “ Power to the people! Several people stood up to applaud. But it will.

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Bosch Establishing E-mobility Service Platform in Singapore; Open Platform Accommodates Third-party Integration

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The Singapore government has recognized this opportunity and is now working together with Bosch to make this pioneering technology a reality. The approach deliberately encourages unrestricted competition for creative ideas relating to e-mobility. Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure.

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