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NewsAugust 15, 2011

Eco-Driving Study Aims to Improve Fuel Economy by 30 percent

RIVERSIDE, CA -- Researchers at the University of California, Riverside along with their research partners have received a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy to study and evaluate technologies that provide feedback to drivers so they can cut harmful emissions and reduce fuel use by up to 30 percent.

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NewsAugust 15, 2011

DOE Awards More Than $175 Million for Advanced Vehicle R&D

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Aug. 10 announced more than $175 million in grants over the next three to five years to accelerate development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies.

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NewsAugust 13, 2011

Rebates Available for Leaf SL Buyers in Tenn.

NASHVILLE, TN -- ECOtality Inc. announced that $2,500 rebates are still available for the first 1,000 EV Project participants in Tennessee who purchase a Nissan Leaf SL model with DC fast-charge capabilities.

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NewsAugust 7, 2011

Fresh & Easy Leases Natural Gas Trucks From Ryder

MIAMI -- Ryder System Inc. said it has finalized an agreement to lease 25 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, a leading grocery retailer.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

Chicago Park District Fueling Fleet With Biodiesel

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Park District’s new biodiesel production program is expected to provide 20,000 gallons of ASTM-certified biodiesel fuel this year to power nearly 300 of the district’s vehicles.

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NewsJuly 19, 2011

ECOtality, car2go to Launch EV Car-Sharing Program

SAN FRANCISCO -- ECOtality Inc., a company specializing in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced plans to partner with Daimler subsidiary car2go to provide charging infrastructure for an electric car-sharing program based in San Diego.

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

New York City to Add 70 EVs to Fleet

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the addition of 70 new electric vehicles to the city’s fleet and launched new efforts to provide New Yorkers with the facts about electric vehicles.

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

DOE to Help Fund Electric Drive Battery Projects

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently awarded three industry teams a total of $7 million for the development of computer-aided software design tools to help produce the next generation of electric drive vehicle (EDV) batteries.

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NewsJuly 5, 2011

Laguna Beach, Calif., Installs EV Charging Stations

CAMPBELL, CA – Laguna Beach city leaders recently joined representatives from Coulomb Technologies to celebrate the installation of two new ChargePoint Network electric vehicle charging stations in the city’s downtown district.

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NewsJuly 5, 2011

Coca-Cola, GE Among Newest Members of National Clean Fleets Partnership

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that six new corporate partners have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. The new partners -- Coca-Cola, Enterprise Holdings, General Electric, OSRAM SYLVANIA, Ryder and Staples -- operate a total of nearly a million commercial vehicles nationwide.

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