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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

The late Jack Rickard of EVTV , a long time member of Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA), is something of a legend at the St. Louis, Missouri chapter. He was promoting the benefits of EVs and how they compare with ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles and talking about living off the grid. Jack Rikard on EVTV.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) will receive funding to purchase Proterra 35-foot, battery electric, zero emission buses with a capitalized lease for the electric battery and to install electric charging stations at the Sylmar/San Fernando Valley and Downtown Bus Facilities. Redding Area Bus Authority.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Green Car Congress

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 Earlier post.)

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Green Car Congress

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 Earlier post.)

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

Cars That Think

Pake was executive vice chancellor, provost, and professor of physics at Washington University in St. began buying used copiers from Xerox’s copier division and installing laser heads in them. PARC’s job is to develop the ideas on which we can produce a product scenario.” — John Ellenby , 1974-80, now president of Grid Systems Corp.

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