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Raleigh-Durham Airport to buy 4 Proterra electric buses and charging infrastructure

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The Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Authority has approved the purchase of four Proterra Catalyst E2 zero-emissions battery-electric transit buses and related charging infrastructure. This purchase marks Proterra’s first airport customer and the first airport electric bus deployment in the Carolinas.

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Gas Cars Parked In One Electric-Car Spot Earn Raleigh $27,000 A Year

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But the problem has proved to be lucrative for Raleigh, North Carolina. The problem of gasoline cars parking in spaces reserved for plug-in electric cars to recharge at is nothing new. It''s known as "ICE-ing," referring to cars with internal combustion engines parking where they shouldn''t. DON''T MISS: Been ICEd?

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Nissan Forms Partnership in Raleigh, NC for EV Charging Network

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Nissan is forming a partnership with Progress Energy of Raleigh, NC, and the Raleigh-based nonprofit agency Advanced Energy, to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

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Vinfast plans to build EVs in North Carolina starting in 2024

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First reported by local newspaper The News & Observer and subsequently confirmed by Vinfast, the factory will be located at Triangle Innovation Point "megasite" in Chatham County, near the state capital of Raleigh. According to.

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Electric Vehicles Could Save North Carolinians $92 Billion, Avoid 679 Hospital Visits

CleanTechnica EVs

RALEIGH, NC — North Carolina can avoid 679 hospital visits and save $92 billion by transitioning to zero-emission electric vehicles and trucks, according to a new report.

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The US Interstate Highway System Shows Us The Future of EV Charging

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One great example of incompleteness was US Highway 70 between Raleigh, North Carolina, and the coast, now also known as […]. Numbers can be inconsistent, construction practices differ (sometimes in important ways), and at times the system just isn’t really complete.

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UPS forms subsidiary and applies for FAA Part 135 certification to operate drone delivery unit

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The FAA approval was for a contractual delivery agreement in the United States at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in Raleigh, N.C. In March, UPS initiated the first FAA-sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product.

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport to buy 5 Proterra electric buses; 9th airport

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Mineta San José International Airport (SJC); Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU); and Honolulu International Airport (HNL). Kennedy International Airport (JFK); Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR); LaGuardia Airport (LGA); Sacramento International Airport (SMF); Silicon Valley’s Norman Y.

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BASF to concentrate plant biotechnology activities on main markets in North and South America

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The headquarters of BASF Plant Science will be moved from Limburgerhof, Germany, to Raleigh, North Carolina. Research and development activities will be concentrated mainly in Raleigh, Ghent, Belgium and Berlin, Germany. Stefan Marcinowski, member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, responsible for plant biotechnology.

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Dutch EV charging station manufacturer Alfen joins Coulombs ChargePoint Network; Coloumb partnering with TomTom to expand EV driver services

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A demonstration of the solution integration is being be shown at the Plug-In 2011 conference, and exhibition, 18-20 July in Raleigh, NC. A demonstration of this technology partnership is being shown at the Plug-in 2011 event in Raleigh, NC. Alfen is Coulomb’s newest ChargePoint On-Ramp Program partner. Coulomb and TomTom.

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UPS, Matternet to transport medical samples via drone in first FAA-sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights in US

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The program is taking place at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C., UPS announced a groundbreaking new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones through a collaboration with Matternet, a leader in autonomous drone technology.

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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US

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Workplace and multi-unit dwelling charging stations will be installed in six California metropolitan areas—Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose—as well as in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh, Seattle and Washington, DC.

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Nissan LEAF passes 25,000 sales mark in US

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We’re seeing the adoption curve for EVs accelerate, and there is tremendous interest not only on the West Coast but in a number of new strongholds like Atlanta, Raleigh, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, St. Nissan has sold more than 62,000 units worldwide. Louis and many more.

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Coulomb Technologies releases OpenCharge Protocol for EV charging equipment

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A demonstration will be shown at the Plug-In 2011 conference and exhibition in the Coulomb Technologies booth #121, 18 – 20 July in Raleigh, NC. The ChargePoint On-Ramp Program simplifies EVSE integration with the ChargePoint Network, accelerates time-to-market, and minimizes development costs.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Raleigh, N.C. Deploying Intra-hour Uncertainty Analysis Tools to ABB's GridView, $500,000 ABB Power Consulting, Raleigh, N.C. Johnson Matthey, Billingham, UK Enabling Autonomous Wind Plants through Consensus Control, $250,000 RES Group, Broomfield, Colo. Niskayuna, N.Y. San Diego, Calif.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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The metro cities are: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Boulder (CO), Bremerton (WA), Bridgeport (CT), Chicago, Denver, Fresno, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Olympia (WA), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Raleigh, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Santa (..)

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Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

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The last of the Apollo Program Plugless units will be installed next month at UC Davis and the City of Sacramento. Participants in the Program were asked to provide feedback on the system, including logging daily usage routines and providing qualitative feedback on the user interfaces and functionality of the system.

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BMW i and EVgo expanding ChargeNow DC Fast program; 500 more fast chargers in US; no-cost DC and Level 2 for BMW i3 drivers

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Raleigh, NC. Dallas, TX. Denver, CO. Fresno, CA. Houston, TX. Los Angeles, CA. Monterey, CA. Nashville, TN. New York, NY. Orlando, FL. Philadelphia, PA. Phoenix, AZ. Portland, OR. Sacramento, CA. Salt Lake City, UT. San Diego, CA. San Francisco, CA. Santa Barbara, CA. Seattle, WA. Washington, DC.

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Ford opens limited reservations for 2012 Focus Electric; starting at $39,995

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Raleigh Durham, N.C.; The 19 launch markets include: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Orlando, Fla., Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va., Seattle, and Washington, DC.

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Nissan Announces Dates for US LEAF EV Tour

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Raleigh, N.C.: Phoenix/Tucson: Dec. Las Vegas: Jan. Midwest/East Coast. Detroit: Jan. Knoxville/Chattanooga, Tenn.: Middle Tennessee: Jan. Washington, D.C.: Orlando: Feb. Houston: Feb. New York City: Feb.

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Ford names first markets for the Focus Electric

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Raleigh Durham, N.C.; 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.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.;

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NREL publishes online collection of case studies in EV deployment

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The other locations featured in Deployment Case Studies include Raleigh, NC; Houston, Texas; and Los Angeles, California. And it provides links to Oregon’s legislation, regulations and reports that other regions can use in their own deployment efforts.

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Nissan Forms EV Partnership with Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

Seattle; with the City of Orlando and Orlando Utilities Commission; with Progress Energy in Raleigh, N.C.; Nissan has formed more than a dozen partnerships in the United States, in areas including State of Tennessee; the State of Oregon; Sonoma County, San Diego and San Francisco in California; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Washington D.C.;

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VG Energy contracts BioProcess Algae to verify lipid trigger process for commercial production

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Karen Newell Rogers, the Raleigh R. ., has retained alternative energy producer BioProcess Algae, LLC to verify on a large scale promising lab results of a process to increase lipid production in algae. Developed by VG Energy and its lead researcher, Dr. M.

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GM and ABB demonstrate community energy storage system built from 5 used Volt batteries; Duke Energy testing

Green Car Congress

ABB’s research center in Raleigh, NC, conducted the research and development, and ABB’s Medium Voltage business unit in Lake Mary, Fla., GM and ABB last year demonstrated how a Chevrolet Volt battery pack could be used to collect energy and feed it back to the grid and deliver supplemental power to homes or businesses.

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EPA Awards $3.6M in Grants for Particulate Matter Research

Green Car Congress

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., PM is a complex mixture that consists of direct emissions and reaction products formed in the atmosphere. Grants were awarded to: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga, $899,956. University of California, Davis, Calif., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, $899,401.

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HR Biopetroleum changes name to Cellana

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Barry Raleigh, Ph.D., ., promoted Martin Sabarsky to president and chief executive officer, and elected Mike May to the board of directors. Former CEO Ed Shonsey will remain on the board, joining chairman and co-founder C. May and Sabarsky, who was also elected to the board at a recent shareholders’ meeting. HR BioPetroleum, now Cellana, Inc.,

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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Announced installations for the second phase of the program include: Four stations installed on Nissan LEAFs and Chevrolet Volts in California from the City of Sacramento and LADWP to Google in Silicon Valley; Four stations installed in cold-weather climates such as Detroit with Apollo partners Bosch Automotive Service Solutions and DTE Energy on Chevrolet (..)

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Here’s How To Save $5,000 On A 2012 Nissan Leaf In North Carolina

Green Car Reports

As part of its latest research project into plug-in vehicles, the Raleigh.

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

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Relative to population, the firm anticipates that PEV penetration rates will be the highest in several smaller MSAs including Raleigh-Cary, NC; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA; and Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville, CA. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance Signs Zero-Emission Partnership in Vancouver

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In the United States, the Alliance is exploring ways to promote zero-emission mobility and the development of an EV infrastructure in the State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Washington, DC, Sonoma County and San Diego in California, Tucson and Phoenix in Arizona, Seattle in Washington and Raleigh in North Carolina.

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Enterprise Holdings North American Rental Car Shuttle Bus Fleet to Use B5 or B20

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Buses in nine markets are immediately being converted to run on B20 where the fuel is centrally stored and available: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Raleigh/Durham, San Antonio and San Diego.

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Nissan Enters into EV Partnership with City of Houston

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Seattle, with the City of Orlando and the Orlando Utilities Commission, with Progress Energy in Raleigh, N.C., Nissan has formed more than a dozen partnerships in the United States, in areas including State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County, San Diego and San Francisco in California, Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., Washington D.C.,

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina). Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado). Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida). Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi). The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio). Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pennsylvania).

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DOE Closes $1.4B Loan Agreement with Nissan to Support Production of LEAF and Batteries

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Washington DC, Seattle, Raleigh, N.C., Nissan has formed more than a dozen partnerships in the United States, in markets including State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County and San Diego in California, Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., and with Houston-based Reliant Energy. In September 2009, DOE signed its first loan agreement for $5.9

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President Obama announces new $140M public-private manufacturing innovation institute focused on power electronics

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The institute will also pair chip designers and manufacturers with large power electronic manufacturers and suppliers, such as John Deere and Delphi, to bring these technologies to market faster and will offer training, higher education programs and hands-on internships.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Richmond, Va.; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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City of Raleigh (GoRaleigh). City Utilities will receive funds to purchase of battery electric buses to replace diesel buses that will have exceeded useful life, as well as charging stations and workforce development. Coast Transit Authority. Coast Transit will receive funds to purchase electric vehicles and support job training.

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Nissan and Europcar Form EV Partnership

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In the United States, the Alliance is exploring ways to promote zero-emission mobility and the development of an Electric Vehicles infrastructure in the State of Tennessee, the State of Oregon, Sonoma County and San Diego in California, Tucson and Phoenix in Arizona, Seattle in Washington, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

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

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Relative to population, the firm anticipates that PEV penetration rates will be the highest in several smaller MSAs including Raleigh-Cary, NC; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA; and Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville, CA.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

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Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Plug-in vehicles are a revolution for the consumer and will transform the way we move from place to place, and the way we think about using energy.

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Tomorrow’s AI Will Reason Like Humans, IBM Watson Developer Predicts

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Today the IEEE Life Fellow is CTO of Pryon , a startup in Raleigh, N.C., But after talking over career options with his friends, he says, he was "pointed in the direction of a good career in Iran" and instead decided to become an electrical engineer. that is developing a natural-language-processing AI system for businesses.

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