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NewsJune 21, 2011

Virginia Tech Wins EcoCAR Competition With Plug-in Hybrid

WASHINGTON - Students from Virginia Tech University emerged as overall winners of “EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge” using an extended-range electric vehicle they designed and built. The plug-in hybrid car runs on E85 ethanol when it’s not running on electricity.

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NewsJune 14, 2011

Clean Cities’ Resource/Tool Tip of the Week

Find out how the DOE's Clean Cities program helps fleet drivers navigate to stations that provide propane, biodiesel, natural gas, electric charging and E85.

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NewsJune 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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NewsJune 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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NewsMay 31, 2011

Nissan Begins Installing 30 Solar EV Chargers in Tenn.

FRANKLIN, TN - Nissan North America Inc. has begun installation of 30 solar-assisted charging stations at the Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant and the Nissan Americas headquarters in Franklin, Tenn.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

DOE, USDA Award $47 Million in Biomass Research Grants

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture announced the awarding of $47 million to fund eight research and development projects that will support the production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products from biomass sources.

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NewsMay 10, 2011

Pipeline-Fed Hydrogen Station Opens in Calif.

TORRANCE, CA - A new Shell hydrogen fueling station opened for business in Torrance, Calif., on May 10 -- the first in the U.S. that's fed directly from an active industrial hydrogen pipeline.

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NewsMay 10, 2011

Ryder Opens Natural Gas Vehicle Maintenance Facility

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA - Ryder System Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its first natural gas vehicle maintenance facility and took an initial delivery of natural gas vehicles in Southern California on May 4.

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NewsApril 26, 2011

Researchers Investigate Secondary Uses for EV Batteries

GOLDEN, CO - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is teaming with industry and academia to give batteries from electric drive vehicles (EV) a “second life.” NREL’s partner is an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE).

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NewsApril 19, 2011

DOE to Provide $5 Million for EV Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the availability of $5 million in new funding for community-based efforts to deploy electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and charging stations.

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