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Lightning eMotors delivers first all-electric motorcoach to ABC Companies; order for 200 ZEVs

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Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced a $45-million order for its zero-emission powertrain systems from Faribault, Minnesota-based motorcoach supplier ABC Companies. The first zero-emission motorcoach was delivered in December. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. From 2022 through 2024, Xcel Energy will invest more than $3.1

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Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science

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The largest share for the 12 Giga Electron Volt Upgrade of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility mentioned above and a smaller sum for laboratory infrastructure improvements. billion is the first installment of a total of $1.6 Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Newport News, VA)—$75 million.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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is Hymotions San Francisco-based distributor/installer. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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University of Minnesota. BCT) Metastable Fe-N Anisotropic Nanocomposite Magnet—A Path to Fabricate Rare Earth Free Magnet A joint University of Minnesota and Oak Ridge National. University of Minnesota. Recovery A team of experts from the University of Minnesota will. installed on walls or roof-tops.

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