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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

Green Car Congress

and Washington DC. First, each region had to be on at least one of the participating automakers list of target regions where their vehicles will be for sale during the program period. Generating revenue for station owners to offset electricity and maintenance costs. Sacramento, Calif.;

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

over the next eight months: [link] This cross-country journey began at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Christened as the “Spirit of DC”, it was then commissioned as an educational vehicle to be shown to as many participating EAA chapters as possible throughout the U.S.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. chief executive, said yesterday in Washington. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Detroit Free Press ). Press, Toyotas U.S.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. So why has Oregon become a hotbed of activity for electric vehicles all of a sudden?

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