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NewsSeptember 28, 2009

Volvo Cars Takes on Safety Challenges Involving Electric Cars

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - Volvo is conducting extremely wide-ranging and thorough analysis of a variety of safety scenarios for cars with electric power.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2009

Calif. Considers Extending Privileges for Alt-Fuel Cars

SACRAMENTO, CA --- The state-issued stickers that allow 85,000 hybrid vehicle owners in California to use carpool lanes even if they're driving alone are set to expire Jan. 1, 2011. Though there are a number of legislative proposals seeking to extend the deadline, they would exclude most of the vehicles that originally qualified for the program.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2009

Lithium-Ion Battery Maker's IPO a Hit With Investors

WATERTOWN, MA --- A 50-percent jump in the shares of lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems on the company's first day of trading last week provided a big boost for the clean-tech market.

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NewsSeptember 25, 2009

Duke Energy & FPL Invest $600M for EV Conversion

NEW YORK - Duke Energy and FPL Group's goal is to have 100 percent of all-new fleet vehicles be plug-in electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by 2020.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2009

EPA Proposal on EV Fuel Efficiency Stirs Debate on Fuel Ratings

One company suggests a new approach to assessing miles per gallon equivalent on electric vehicles.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2009

Dominion Virginia Power to Help Install EV Charging Stations

RICHMOND, VA - Dominion Virginia Power, which has several plug-in electric vehicles and hybrid bucket trucks in its fleet, will work with the state of Virginia to install electric-vehicle charging stations.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2009

Chinese Electric Car Maker to Launch e6 Vehicle

FRANKFURT, GERMANY --- Chinese electric car and battery manufacturer BYD Co. Ltd. hopes to become a leading supplier in incentive programs to increase the use of electric cars in Chinese cities, a senior company executive told Reuters.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2009

Fort Rucker to Add 17 Electric Vehicles to Fleet

FORT RUCKER, AL - Fort Rucker will replace its less fuel-efficient General Services Administration (GSA) vehicles with 17 new light, slow electric vehicles (LSEVs).

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NewsSeptember 21, 2009

All-Electric Volvo C30 Project Presented for the First Time

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - The electric Volvo C30 features the same safety, comfort, and space as the standard car, but is powered solely by electricity, entirely without exhaust emissions, with a range of up to 150 kilometers.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2009

All-Electric Volvo C30 Project Presented for the First Time

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - The electric Volvo C30 features the same safety, comfort, and space as the standard car, but is powered solely by electricity, entirely without exhaust emissions, with a range of up to 150 kilometers.

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