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Tesla Model S Plaid dismantles previous EV hot lap record by nearly five seconds

Teslarati

The Model S Plaid in the video is the same vehicle that competed in the 100th International Hill Climb at Pikes Peak International just two months ago on June 26. Washington in Gorham, New Hampshire.

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Clean Energy Capital to develop first commercial-scale sugarcane ethanol plant in US

Green Car Congress

Other states are considering adoption of the same low carbon fuel standard as California, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

Cars That Think

He worked in managerial positions in New York, Ohio, and Virginia, then became AEP's chief executive in 1976 and served in that role until he retired in 1991. White was the first American chair of the International Conference on Large High-Voltage Electric Systems. He was an electrical engineer for BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H.,

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Venues from a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina and a raceway in Thornburg, Virginia , to a town hall in Exeter, New Hampshire , and a library in Taos, New Mexico , will provide engaging backdrops for events scheduled in 45 U.S. states and Canada.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Venues from a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina and a raceway in Thornburg, Virginia , to a town hall in Exeter, New Hampshire , and a library in Taos, New Mexico , will provide engaging backdrops for events scheduled in 45 U.S. states and Canada.

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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

Cars That Think

I think that adds greatly to the likelihood of [Rhode Island’s] success,” says Morgan Higman , a clean energy researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Its focus on renewables looks past New England’s largest source of carbon-free energy: fission. Rhode Island’s policy does leave some room for improvement.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

This year’s National Platinum Level sponsors included Nissan and Wells Fargo , Silver Level sponsors Clipper Creek and Normal Now , and Bronze Level sponsors Edison International , Enel x , Community Partners , California Clean Air Day , Climate Action Reserve , and Electric For All. NDEW event in Upple Saddle River, New Jersey.