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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

Green Car Congress

regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g., There are substantial purchase incentives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Washington. The white paper identifies the areas with the highest shares of EVs and catalogues the actions that support EV uptake. Click to enlarge. —Kwan et al.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I When it comes to EVs, it seems like they’re turning their backs on their own past.” So I never went through with it.”

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I When it comes to EVs, it seems like they’re turning their backs on their own past.” So I never went through with it.”

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EnerDel Signs Letter of Intent to Supply Lithium-Ion Batteries to Fisker Automotive; Inaugurates New Manufacturing Line

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EnerDel plans to expand both cell manufacturing capacity at the Indianapolis plant and pack assembly capacity at the company’s Noblesville facility. Further expansion is under consideration through purchase or construction of a third factory. Argonne worked with EnerDel to develop the technology under a Work-for-Others agreement.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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California Air Resources Board. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. PNM Resources. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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Axion Power said this first $400,000 purchase order is part of a $475,000 total purchase order, that will be used in the commissioning of Norfolk Southern’s NS-999 ( earlier post ). Earlier post.) To date, this is the largest single PbC battery order that Axion has received. In November of 2011, Axion commissioned a.5 25 MWh PowerCube.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

The SF90 also holds the lap record for production cars on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. To many enthusiasts, those soundtracks—heavy metal, for a Detroit V-8, or a hollow rasp, for a Porsche inline six—are a key reason for their purchase. In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0

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