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Only 6% of U.S. utilities offer electric vehicle tariffs

2012-07-26 21:01:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA The feds may be willing to make some financial concessions to encourage electric-vehicle use, but utility companies? Not so much. Just six percent of U.S. utilities offer special electricity rates for plug-in vehicle drive...

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DOE funds 13 biofuel projects with $41 million

2012-07-26 19:12:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, USA The U.S. Department of Energy has got its fingers in a lot of alternative-energy pies, from hydrogen vehicles to plug-ins. Today, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, th...

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Austin homeowners work with GM, OnStar on Volt-testing project

2012-07-26 17:05:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM With the slogan "Keep Austin Weird," the Texas capital has long prided itself on thinking a little different than the rest of the state, let alone the country. That's why General Motors an...

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London’s hydrogen buses grounded during Olympics due to security fears

2012-07-26 04:47:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy, UK Is hydrogen a dangerous substance? It is, during the London Olympics, at least. That's why the fleet of five H2 buses that usually carries passengers between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway have been s...

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POD Point expanding electric vehicle charging options in Scandanavia

2012-07-26 03:01:00 (читать в оригинале)

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Europe/EU, UK There must be something about Scandinavia that makes people think about electric cars. Last year, for example, the UK-based EV charging station company Pod Point found that, out of the all the 400-plus public cha...