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Chrysler withdraws application for Department of Energy loan
Feb 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Brent Snavely Detroit Free Press - Chrysler said it has decided to withdraw its application for a loan from the U.S. More...
USCAR Helps to Develop Charging-Readiness Tools for Plug-in & Electric Vehicles Through U.S. DRIVE
Feb 16 - Business Wire - As a member of the U.S. DRIVE Grid Interaction Tech Team (GITT), the U.S. Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR) recently played a key role in assisting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a model streamlining process for permitting and inspecting home-charging stations for plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles (PHEVs/EVs), as well as information tools for the actual installation process. It covers all aspects of setting up a home charge station. More...
Electric vehicle tax credit may rise
Feb 15 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Chrissie Thompson Detroit Free Press - The budget President Barack Obama proposed Monday would increase the tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles -- from the $7,500 maximum to a $10,000 maximum -- and expand the credit to other "advanced technology vehicles." More...
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Electric cars may power traffic lights in blackout
Feb 15 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Yomiuri Shimbun - Vehicles have to obey traffic signals, but now they could be used to power them. More...
Leviton and Ford Receive UL Certification for Focus Electric Home Charging Station
Leviton - Leviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical devices, and Ford Motor Company today announced the new Ford Electric Vehicle (EV) Home Charging Station has achieved UL certification for UL 2231, UL 2251 and UL 2594. more...
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No justification for this tax credit

By Mark Wooldridge - Electric vehicle tax credit may rise - The budget President Barack Obama proposed Monday would increase the tax credit for more...

Nuclear Reconsidered

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - The federal government has - after decades - green-lighted a nuclear project. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved two Southern more...

Life in the Fast Lane – Electric Vehicle Observations

Blogger Photo By Ben Lack -   Recently I had the opportunity to use a Nissan Leaf™ for several full days, a much more interesting exercise more...

Lithium-ion longevity

By Mark Wooldridge - ABB and partners to evaluate the reuse of the Nissan LEAF battery for commercial purposes - ABB, the leading power more...

USAGapp & USA Green Jobs now gets Energy Technical and on Smart Grid

Blogger Photo By Ron Vogt -   USA Green Jobs now & USAGAPP.com Gets Technical   Gasoline and crude oil prices are sky-high, if still below the more...
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Power Storage Advances from Unexpected Sources: Renewable Energy Storage Kicked Into High Gear

By James Cahalin
What do you think has a greater impact on society, a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport or a Tesla Roadster? Both have spectacular performance reviews, with the Super Sport setting top speed records. Both will turn more...
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Mobile Electrical Energy Storage and the Challenge for Chemistry

By Harry Valentine
As the market price of liquid fuels for the transportation sector increases, so does interest in alternative forms of propulsive energy. While various governments may provide research funding to such ends, there are numerous private more...
Filed Under Electric Vehicles

Solar Power for Electric Vehicles

By Harry Zervos
Most of the companies developing photovoltaics have been obsessed with reaching grid parity meaning competitiveness with conventional grid electricity generation which is often highly subsidized. more...
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Electric Vehicles but Not as We Know Them

By Peter Harrop
Electric vehicles use electricity wholly or partly for traction - making them go along. That encompasses an increasingly large variety of modes of travel by land, sea and air. Add to that fresh water. Electric more...
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The Best EV-ER

By Jason Jungreis
Let us suppose that, through a combination of forces including mileage or emissions requirements, fuel prices, and technology maturation, it becomes de rigour for vehicle manufacturers to focus their energies on electric vehicles with extended more...
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