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Ford names first markets for the Focus Electric

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Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Range is targeted to be 100 miles (161 km) on a full charge.

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TTI/INRIX study shows US traffic congestion back at pre-recession levels; average travel delay/commuter 2x that in 1982

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tops the list of gridlock-plagued cities, with 82 hours of delay per commuter, followed by Los Angeles (80 hours), San Francisco (78 hours), New York (74 hours), and San Jose (67 hours). The total nationwide price tag: $160 billion, or $960 per commuter. Washington, D.C.

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The top four cities included first-ranked Los Angeles and second-ranked San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third. It reflects the available government support, consumer acceptance, and the opportunity for EVs to provide the maximum benefits possible from electric drive. San Francisco. Los Angeles.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. The 92 retrofitted hybrid vehicles will be placed into service in California, primarily in the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Tags: Conversions Fleets Hybrids.

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Researcher Describes Conceptual Cold Fusion Battery, or Small Power Unit

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“cold fusion”) to process an energy release from an electrolytic cell operating at low temperature and that could be competitive with a Li-ion battery or a fuel cell—at the 239 th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, which began Sunday in San Francisco. Melvin Miles, Ph.D., George, Utah.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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Technology was on duty miles downwind, where, as the battle against these fires went on for days, even weeks, many residents of the Bay Area and Sacramento River Delta region turned to air-quality sensor networks, particularly AirNow , maintained by the U.S. government, and PurpleAir , created via crowd-sourcing of commercial sensors.

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CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

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The current footprint of mining operations is about 200 square miles (518 square kilometers). In 2009 the Alberta government introduced a new directive enforcing targets for reductions in tailing accumulations. IHS CERA is a leading advisor to energy companies, consumers, financial institutions, technology providers and governments.

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