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SoCal Edison opens 32 MWh battery energy storage project, largest in North America; batteries from LG Chem

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The demonstration project is funded by SCE and federal stimulus money awarded by the Department of Energy as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This installation will allow us to take a serious look at the technological capabilities of energy storage on the electric grid.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. If you are a consumer, and you get a Volt, Smart, or Ford electric car, you probably qualify for a free home charge station. ChargePoint America is looking for hosts for charge stations.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

Nine United States regions will receive 4,600 free chargers for public and private use through the ChargePoint America program, funded in part by $15 million in stimulus funds administered by the Energy Department. The worst case is that the recipient of the free charging station pays for installation.”. Would-be buyers of E.V.’s

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Bob Lutz, the outgoing vice chairman of GM, has said the company will produce about 8,000 Chevy Volts in 2011. By Jaeah Lee, Contributor. posted May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am EDT.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

GM may be in bankruptcy but remains unwavering in its commitment to have the Volt in some showrooms by November 2010. Energy” companies are poised to receive the lion’s share of $50 million dollars to install a few more H2 filling stations. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years.

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Chrysler debuts all-electric minivan

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program by the mid-May deadline. In an interview from Washington, Rhodes said Chrysler will submit an application for a grant under the U.S. Grant approval should follow in June, Rhodes said, without specifying how much the automaker is seeking.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. But success or failure could turn on more mundane matters, like the time it takes car buyers to navigate a municipal bureaucracy to have charging stations installed in their homes.