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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

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Stored energy drawn from the electric vehicles’ batteries will help balance the power grid during periods of highest energy demand. million households and businesses in central and western North Carolina, including Charlotte, Durham and the Triad. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 2.1

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Construction begins on DOE-sponsored carbon-capture project at Kentucky Power Plant

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The program supports national efforts to mitigate climate change by capturing CO 2 at large point sources, such as power plants, and permanently storing the greenhouse gases to prevent its release into the atmosphere.

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The Man Behind Hydrail

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the Charlotte suburb he calls home. In 2004, the Centralina region (the Greater Charlotte metro area, which straddles the North CarolinaSouth Carolina border) was designated as a non-attainment area for ozone under the Clean Air Act. Thompsons proposal: seek federal innovation funding to upgrade and maintain a 9.6-km

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Amazon Autos Now Selling New Cars, Hope You Like Hyundai

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As things currently stand, customers will still need to go to a Hyundai retail store to pick up their ride. Amazon Autos could theoretically drive up sales for participating stores. However, selling new vehicles online is new with the program set to expand next year assuming the program launch is successful.

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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. The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Nevada: $3,000,000. as well as administrative and dispatch services.

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Drivers, Fans React Positively to NASCAR in Chicago

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Justin Haley told me he forgot his luggage back in Charlotte, so he and his fiancee hit up the local stores. Most drivers I talked to said the trip was mostly business and that they didn't get out and do much in the way of tourist activities.

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Rural EV charging incentivized in much of the US with Biden guidance

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Highway sign for electric-car fast-charging station at BP in Metrolina area of Charlotte, NC This isn’t the first time the Biden Administration has used a broad interpretation of legislation to ensure its EV policies are as widely applicable as possible. population.