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Azure Dynamics Sells Five Balance Hybrid Electric Buses to Votran

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Azure Dynamics Corporation has sold five Balance Hybrid Electric buses to Votran, the transit entity for Volusia County, Florida. FTA stimulus funds covered 100% of the cost of the vehicles. Votran is managed by the national firm McDonald Transit Associates, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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We hope the tax, loan guarantee, and DOE spending provisions of the stimulus bill will help turn this around, but there have been delays implementing these initiatives by the federal agencies. When added to the 3,100 MW of existing capacity, 10 gigawatts of geothermal power appears to be feasible. Geothermal projects under development.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

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Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles.

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Pike Research forecasts 37% CAGR for EV charging equipment, with 2.4 million units sold in 2020; wireless charging to show strong growth

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Although EVSE sales have been driven by federal stimulus dollars in 2011–2012, these projects are winding down, so sales will shift to non-publicly funded units. Europe will see the most EVSE installations during the forecast period, just slightly higher than in the Asia Pacific region.

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President Obama: Days of Building Sprawl Are Over

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Responding to a question from a city councilwoman about transportation and infrastructure in the stimulus bill during a town hall forum in Ft. Myers, Florida, President Obama said that the days of just building sprawl are over.

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The Greenius Solution To All California’s Problems: AB 920 + AB 811

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is using federal stimulus money to kick-start their program and they’re going to be rolling out a large program countywide. No, but you’ve seen what’s happened in Gainesville Florida, and it does incentize property owners to fill their roofs with solar to feed green energy back into the grid. And the county of L.A.

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