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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

Berkeley will have a higher percentage than Fresno—it will not be unlikely for 3-5 PEVs to show up on one neighborhood circuit in Berkeley, overwhelming the local circuit, and leading to blackouts, he said. Tags: Batteries Market Background Plug-ins Policy Power Generation. PG&E will start with timers and dynamic pricing.

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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Green Car Congress

AVTA shares its testing results with industry and government research and development groups to aid in technology development and target setting. The AVTA also tests other electric drive vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. million charging events.

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PHEV Energy Bill

Plug In Partners

One third of funds reserved for local governments. Consortia may include investor owned utilities (IOUS) and municipal utilities, state and local governments, mass transit authorities, manufacturers, and institutions of higher education. Tags: legislation. 90 million per year authorized (2008-2012).

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology. Triangle J Council of Governments’ Carolinas Blue Skies & Green Jobs Initiative. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles.

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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

He is best known for his enthusiastic advocacy of “propaganda of the deed”, i.e. the use of violence to eliminate “tyrants” and “oppressors” and to act as a catalyst to the overthrow of existing government institutions.[1][2][3] So what’s in it for me? How can anyone even ask me that?

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood. A one cent increase in the price of fuel raises the operating budget of the federal government by $8 million, Waters said.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I would have thought we would be beyond that point and further along in understanding the solar industry, but apparently I’m wrong.

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