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April 23, 2012
Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment Released

The American National Standards Institute has released a Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles – Version 1.0 , developed by the Institute's Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP).

News, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Transportation
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February 13, 2012
How Green Was My Tally

For most businesses, the question increasingly is not whether or not you should do a sustainability report. It has become: “Are you doing ongoing sustainability reporting and integrating your environmental efforts with your finances?”

In The Know, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Recycling, Environmental Impact, Transportation
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January 9, 2012
Big Cars, Big Engines, Big Paradox

 America’s foolish love affair with the automobile

Insights, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Federal, Local Government, Transportation, Policy
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December 12, 2011
DOE Awards More Than $7 Million for Hydrogen Storage Technologies in Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced more than $7 million to fund four projects in California, Washington and Oregon to advance hydrogen storage technologies to be used in fuel cell electric vehicles.

News, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Energy Storage, Transportation
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November 22, 2011
The New Economics of Natural Gas

Natural gas has long been viewed as a vehicle fuel that offers environmental benefits to refuse fleets. Now it’s perceived as one that can offer significant economic benefits as well.

 

In The Know, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Environmental Impact, Transportation
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June 21, 2011
World's First Serial Hybrid Electric Aircraft to Fly at Le Bourget

Siemens AG, Diamond Aircraft and EADS are set to present the world's first aircraft with a serial hybrid electric drive system at the Paris Air Show Le Bourget 2011.

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May 31, 2011
Sowing the Seeds of The 'Electriconomy'

A thriving electric-vehicle industry could energize our economy, improve our environment and break our addiction to imported oil. But there's a lot of spadework to be done before EV adoption takes root.

Spotlight, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Business, Transportation
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May 11, 2011
Purdue University Student Looks to Commercialize Electric Motorcycle

A Purdue University student who built a street-legal motorcycle that can be powered by plug-in AC current or solar energy is looking to build and commercialize a second-generation version that will be faster and more powerful.

News, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Transportation, Energy Education
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March 22, 2011
More Juice for the Electric Vehicle Market

Automakers aren't the only ones working on technologies for electric vehicles. Approaches coming from suppliers outside the automotive mainstream could transform the industry.

In The Know, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, Transportation
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February 14, 2011
DOE Releases New Analysis Showing Significant Advances in Electric Vehicle Deployment

The U.S. Department of Energy has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015, an analysis of advances in electric vehicle deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama's goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.

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