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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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Topics covered the expected gamut of policy (especially carbon policy), infrastructure, batteries and consumers. Darbee noted that although California has about 12% of the population, it has about 25% of the demand for plug-in hybrids. Infrastructure, recharging and business models. PG&E will start with timers and dynamic pricing.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Carbon Capture (5 projects). Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. Earlier post.) Biomass Energy (5 projects). DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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In addition to the USPS, ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will participate in the test program. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) also has signed an LOI to provide USPS integration tools. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service for mail delivery. "We

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