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Charging Station Resources

March 8, 2011

Here are a few resources on charging stations across the country from the Electric Drive Transportation Association, Rocky Mountain Institute’s Project Get Ready, Coulomb Technologies, ECOtality, DoE’s Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center, and EV Charger News.

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San Diego Gets EV-Ready With New ‘Smart City’ Collaboration

February 4, 2011

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Monday rolled out Smart City San Diego, a broad public-private collaboration that aims to improve the region’s energy independence, empower consumers to adopt electric vehicles, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive economic growth.

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Federal Energy Management Program: First Thursday Seminars

January 26, 2011
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Federal Fleet Management 101 helps Federal agencies meet Executive Order (E.O.) 13514 and other Federal fleet requirements through best practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum consumption while increasing alternative fuel use and fleet fuel efficiency.

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Biodiesel Blend in US Diesel Supplies, Gasoline Demand Drop, and Powering Truck Fleets with Fried Chicken

December 30, 2010

Below are some alternative fuel related articles found this week. Tax Credit, Court Ruling Put Biodiesel Industry on Solid Ground for 2011 On Tuesday, a federal appeals court unanimously rejected an attempt by the oil refining industry to block the EPA’s renewable fuel standard (RFS2), which mandates blending of biodiesel into US diesel supplies. On [...]

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Propane Fueling Infrastructure Underway in San Diego

December 8, 2010

On November 30, 2010, the San Diego Regional Clean Fuels Coalition hosted a Clean Start event at the CCSE. Over 35 fleet managers and alternative fuel enthusiasts attended the workshop to learn about propane fueling options, fleet conversions and the fueling infrastructure currently being developed in the region. Here are some highlights from the speaker, Jon Van Bogart, from CleanFuelUSA.

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San Diego Included in Ford Focus Electric First Sales Market

December 1, 2010

Ford Motor Company has announced first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s first all-electric, zero CO2-emissions passenger car.

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GoElectricDrive.com goes LIVE!

November 18, 2010

I am happy to report that GoElectricDrive.com the National Plug-in Vehicle Initiative Project of the EDTA is now LIVE! This website will provide a national resource for those interested in learning more about plug-in electric vehicles, charging, PEV rates, incentives, PEVs coming to market, EVSE equipment and their specifications, PEV news and EVSE locations and [...]

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Test Driving the Prius Plug-In Hybrid

November 11, 2010

I’ve been test driving a Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) slated for release in early 2012…I’ve been mostly driving around town (75% local roads, 25% highway) using EV mode for~50% of the driving and hybrid mode for the other half. I have been averaging 97 miles per gallon. Note: I received complimentary use of [...]

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General Electric to Purchase Massive Flotilla of Electric Cars

November 11, 2010

The 25,000 EVs will constitute most of GE’s fleet. NEWS |  TRANSPORTATION MICHAEL KANELLOS: NOVEMBER 11, 2010 The electric car industry has clamored for a case study to showcase they economics of electric cars. General Electric is giving them one. The conglomerate said it would purchase 25,000 electric cars for its fleet. GE’s global car fleet right [...]

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GE to purchase 25,000 PEVs

November 11, 2010

Check out this article from Automotive News on a major purchase of PEVs: GE to buy 25,000 electric vehicles from GM, rivals by 2015 (from Automotive News  –  11/11/10) November 11, 2010 – 9:49 am ET DETROIT (Bloomberg) — General Electric Co. will buy 25,000 electric vehicles, almost half of them from General Motors Co., [...]

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