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News•June 14, 2011

Chrysler Chooses Battery Supplier for Plug-in Hybrid Test Fleet

TORONTO, ONT -- Electrovaya Inc. said it has signed a contract to supply Chrysler Group with lithium-ion SuperPolymer battery systems for 25 Town & Country minivans.

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News•June 14, 2011

DOE Announces Up to $36 Million in Biofuel Funding

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced up to $36 million to fund six small-scale projects in California, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin that will help further the technology needed to produce drop-in advanced biofuels and other valuable bio-based chemicals.

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News•June 14, 2011

Dealers in All States Now Taking Orders for MY 2012 Chevrolet Volt

DETROIT – Chevrolet dealers in all 50 states have begun taking orders for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt electric car.

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News•June 14, 2011

GM Ventures Invests in Battery Electric Bus Company

DETROIT – General Motors Ventures LLC said it is investing $6 million in Proterra Inc., a leading maker of zero-emission commercial transit buses.

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News•June 14, 2011

Toyota to Introduce EV Charger in Japan

TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN – Toyota Motor Corp. and its customer-service IT company Toyota Media Service have co-developed a charger for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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News•June 13, 2011

Google Purchasing EVs for ‘Gfleet’ Corporate Car Sharing Program

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google is purchasing Chevrolet Volts and Nissan LEAFs for the Gfleet and plans to add EVs from other automakers as they become available.

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News•June 8, 2011

Summit to Address EV Safety Issues

DETROIT - The second annual Electric Vehicle Safety Standards Summit, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and SAE International, will be held Sept. 27-28 at the Marriott Detroit Renaissance Center Hotel in Detroit.

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News•June 8, 2011

ROUSH Recalling 15 Propane-Converted Vans

WASHINGTON - ROUSH Performance Products is recalling 15 model-year 2011 Ford E-Series vans equipped with 5.4- or 6.8-liter engines that ROUSH has converted to operate using the ROUSH propane autogas fuel system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

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News•June 7, 2011

Progressive Corp. Transitions to More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

MAYFIELD, OH - The Progressive Corp. has been able to make its company fleet "greener" by replacing its larger, gas-consuming vehicles with four-cylinder models.

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News•June 7, 2011

Chrysler Delivers Test Fleet of PHEV Ram 1500 Pickup Trucks

AUBURN HILLS, MI -- Chrysler Group LLC, working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), recently delivered the first of a demonstration fleet of Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) pickup trucks to municipal officials in Yuma, Ariz.

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