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Charlotte Launches Electric Bus Pilot Testing 18 Electric Buses From 3 Companies

CleanTechnica EVs

By Irene Nielson & Zak Accuardi, co-written with Catherine Kummer, Climate Advisor for the City of Charlotte.

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Panda Power finances conversion of retired coal plant to natural gas; one of largest power conversion projects in US

Green Car Congress

Panda Power Funds has financed the 1,124 megawatt Panda “Hummel Station” power plant—one of the largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in the United States. The turbines for the Hummel generating station will be manufactured at Siemens’ manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

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In addition to using racetracks around the world, the team will develop new vehicles and technologies at Ford’s engineering centers globally and at the new technical center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Ford Performance organization is led by Dave Pericak, who has been appointed director, Global Ford Performance.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Nevada: $3,000,000. Hybrid Buses: Upgrade a planned order of buses from diesel to hybrid technology.

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Amazon Autos Now Selling New Cars, Hope You Like Hyundai

The Truth About Cars

Those interested in purchasing a new vehicle can now pursue, order, finance, and schedule pickup of their car via Amazon. The only catch is that you have to live within one of the 48 metropolitan areas where the program has been enacted and it has to be a Hyundai because thats the company Amazon Autos partnered with.

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

Baua Electric

sources of the key electric vehicle battery metal, although key financing and local regulatory challenges remain. Piedmont must still obtain a local zoning variance and financing for the project, estimated to cost more than USD 1 billion. Low lithium prices may also hobble Piedmont’s financing attempts, analysts said.

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3 AutoNation USA retail outlets obvious up to now this while

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Charlotte, N.C.; AutoNation started providing oblique automobile financing in its AutoNation USA retail outlets within the fourth quarter, in step with a regulatory submitting. Past the Albuquerque, Austin and Colorado Springs places, AutoNation USA has shops in Phoenix and Avondale, Ariz. Louis; Henderson, Nev.; and Charleston, S.C.

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