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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A The first nine communities to participate are: Sacramento, Los Angeles the San Francisco Bay-San Jose area, New York City, Orlando, Austin, Detroit, Washington and Redmond, Wash. A $2,000 value!). A $2,000 value!).

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California state fleet reduces petroleum consumption 13% compared to 2003

Green Car Congress

In 2010, DGS partnered with Propel Fuels on a State and Federal grant opportunity to build 75 E85 alternative fuel stations throughout California. In 2011, the DGS partnered with Coulomb Technologies on their State and federal grants to install 24 Level 2 electric charging stations at five DGS parking facilities in the Sacramento area.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

The report formalizes the identification of ten high-speed rail corridors as potential recipients of federal funding: California Corridor (Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego). The merit-driven process will result in federal grants as soon as late summer 2009.

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President Obama establishes Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, issues executive order

Green Car Congress

The President signed an Executive Order that directs Federal agencies to take a series of steps to make it easier for American communities to strengthen their resilience to extreme weather and prepare for other impacts of climate change.

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High-Speed Rail Doesn’t Exist in America. Here’s What’s Being Developed.

Baua Electric

The initial phase of the project, connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles at 220 miles per hour, was supposed to have opened in 2020 , and go all the way from Sacramento to San Diego by 2027. But the troubled project is still many years from completion. For now, the state is focused on a 171-mile trunk through the Central Valley.

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