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Chrysler Group Awards UM-Dearborn $3.1M to Support Development of Plug-in Hybrid System for Ram Pickup Project

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billion in federal grant monies awarded to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of hybrid electric vehicles and new-generation batteries for a project to develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. Earlier post.).

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Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

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The port has installed bright yellow charging corrals with smart, fast-charging plug-ins for vehicles to receive a full charge in less than 4 hours. The $31-million project is funded in large part through federal grants. million came from a Federal Aviation Administration grant. An additional $3.5

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Free Electric-Car Charges Start To Depart; What's A Fair Fee?

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Plug-In electric car drivers in several regions have enjoyed free public charging at many locations. All of these charging stations were installed with Federal grant funding, so the business owners did not pay anything for what is presumably a.

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CEO of failed 350Green charging network pleads guilty to fraud

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The former CEO of electric-car charging network 350 Green pleaded guilty last week to fraudulently obtaining federal grants intended to be used for installation of public charging stations, notably in the Chicago area.

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Forecast For The Future of Small Plug-In Car Companies: Bleak

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Last month was was a pretty great one for mainstream automakers planning to deliver plug-in vehicles. Publicity a-plenty, state and Federal grants announced, pricing revealed. The message from Detroit and Japan is clear: If you like it then you shoulda put a plug on it.

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Missed Charge Station Opportunity in San Francisco

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These ClipperCreek chargers would be simple to use - just park and plug in. Instead, the Department of the Environment has opted to utilize a federal grant to Coulomb Technologies' ChargePoint America to pay to upgrade these charge stations. No card to swipe, no phone call to make, no network to join.

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Chrysler Disbands ENVI Electric Vehicle Group; Function Absorbed into Traditional Line Organization

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Then, Chrysler announced that it intended to apply to the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant, which would enable Chrysler to establish a nationwide demonstration fleet of zero-emission electric minivans that could be used by the US Postal Service for mail delivery.

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