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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City. The selected projects are: CALSTART: East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor. Cummins Inc.:

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Ford Focus Electric in California qualifies for $10K in tax credits, HOV access

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Traffic congestion continues to worsen in California where, according to the Texas Transportation Institute’s annual Urban Mobility Report, Los Angeles and the San Francisco-Oakland metropolitan area rank No. 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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Pike Research projects California, New York and Florida to lead US in PEV sales

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Pike Research forecasts that the top 5 (MSAs) for cumulative electric vehicle purchases between 2011 and 2017 will be: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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Pike Research forecasts that the top 5 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for cumulative electric vehicle purchases between 2011 and 2017 will be: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA.

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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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Light rail systems with double digit ridership in 2008 were located in the following areas: Buffalo (23.9%); Philadelphia (23.3 %); Sacramento (14.4%); Baltimore (13.7%); Minneapolis (12.3%); Salt Lake City (12.3%); the state of New Jersey (10.9%); Denver (10.5%); and Dallas (10.2%). Commuter rail increased in 2008 by 4.7%.

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The 60,000 Volt Question

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GM Could Reportedly Produce 60,000 Plug-in Hybrids in 2010 Source: GreenBiz.com by Jeff Green at Bloomberg OAKLAND, Calif., a Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, company that monitors the industry. I f there is any doubt that GM is serious about PHEVs, here is one more story that indicates that they are indeed very serious.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. NJ Transit, New Jersey: $250,000. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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