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Green Commuter receives $750K to support electric car sharing service in Chattanooga

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Green Commuter, an LA-based startup introducing a vanpool and car share service there with a fleet of Tesla Model X vehicles ( earlier post ), has received a $750,000 grant from the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) to launch an electric car sharing service in the Tennessee city.

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GM building new center for next-generation battery cell technology

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General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company's battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries.

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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The US Departments of Agriculture and Energy selected projects for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The technology uses unique, engineered catalysts that facilitate new reaction pathways to liquid motor fuels from biomass. Of the $24.4

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UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With All Detroit Automakers, Striking Ends

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But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. GM’s last facility to see a walkout was the incredibly important Spring Hill Manufacturing located in Tennessee. Granted, there is a contingency of union members who seem confident sweeter deals could be negotiated.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing a Volkswagen ID.4

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4 to its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which allowed the popular SUV to join the ranks of EVs that qualify for the $7,500 federal tax credit. All-wheel-drive is optional, adding a second motor for the front wheels and increasing its horsepower, and includes a heated windshield and tow hitch. Volkswagen ID.4 Volkswagen ID.4

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Sunderland (UK) Becomes 3rd Site for Nissan Leaf Production

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Nissan Motor Co., million Grant for Business Investment (GBI) from the UK Government and a proposed finance package from the European Investment Bank of up to €220 million (US$302 million). Production of Nissan LEAF will begin in Oppama, Japan later this year followed by Smyrna, Tennessee, USA in 2012.

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Nissan offers support to DOE grant

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The US Department of Energy’s announcement of a grant for the largest deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure every undertaken has been welcomed with open arms by keen electric car supporter, Nissan. “This is a major step in promoting zero-emission mobility in the United States,&# he said.

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