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WASHINGTON - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric trucks in the FedEx fleet, has released its report on the project.
Read More →SEATTLE - Food retail chain Fred Meyer plans to install ECOtality's Blink Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Commercial Pedestal Charging Station at select stores within EV Project regions in Oregon and Washington.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized a nearly $50 million loan to the Vehicle Production Group (VPG) to develop and manufacture a compressed natural gas (CNG) version of the company's MV-1 wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Jan. 21 waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10 percent ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs and light pickup trucks. The waiver applies to fuel that contains up to 15-percent ethanol, known as E15.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy is offering a nearly $50 million conditional loan to the Vehicle Production Group LLC (VPG) to support development of the six-passenger "green option" MV-1, a factory-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle that runs on compressed natural gas.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy have released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, which provides information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for 2011 model-year vehicles.
Read More →FLORHAM PARK, NJ - Chemical company BASF on Oct. 27 broke ground on a $50-plus million facility in Elyria, Ohio, that will produce advanced cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries that will power the hybrid and full-electric vehicles of the near future.
Read More →SEATTLE - ECOtality Inc., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, on Oct. 26 unveiled EV infrastructure plans for the state of Washington. Plans include the installation of 1,200 Blink Level 2 and 22 Blink DC Fast Chargers throughout the Central Puget Sound and Olympia areas.
Read More →GOLDEN, CO - Together, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will invest up to $13.5 million to support the development of natural gas engines and vehicles.
Read More →BOULDER, CO - The University of Colorado at Boulder's Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) is partnering with Toyota to study the impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHVs) in a "smart grid" environment.
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