Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Navy purchased Trieste in 1958 to conduct research. General Mills , in Minneapolis, secured the contract with a bid of US $498,500, according to the Eos article. Electrical and fiber-optic connectors and cables were encapsulated in oil-filled hoses and boxes, making them waterproof. The vessel was completed in 1964.

Massachusetts 110

Massachusetts Water Minneapolis Light 110

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Palo Alto’s government has set a very aggressive Sustainability and Climate Action Plan with a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below the 1990 level by the year 2030.

Grid 115

Grid United States Charging Gas-Electric 115

Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

These include Pacific Gas and Electric, Kansas City Power and Light and Edison Electric Institute , the trade association for IOUs (see quote below). This site also links directly to the Plug-In Partners petition. Investor-owned utilities are starting to sign on as partners. Mr. Woolsey and Ms.

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Kansas City Minnesota Oklahoma Austin 100