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Ford’s Michigan Assembly To Build Gas- Powered, Electric, Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles

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Ford Motor Company’s Michigan Assembly Plant, which once churned out large SUVs, has completed a $550 million transformation that will make it the world’s first factory to build not only fuel-efficient gas-powered cars, but also three production versions of electrified vehicles including battery electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid. Michigan Assembly will be home to the [...]

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ZAP Begins Project Development on Green City Partnership with Shanghai’s Yangpu District in China

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Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) this week began project planning with the government of Shanghai’s Yangpu District to develop a Green City Zone in Yangpu’s downtown area, a university and research hub that is home to 1.24 million people. Based on an MOU partnership agreement signed in San Francisco on November 19, 2010, the project plans to reduce carbon emissions in Yangpu using electric vehicles (EVs) for its public transportation while installing an EV charging infrastructure, battery swap-out stations and maintenance support centers.

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Uncommon Alliance to Accelerate Plug-in Cars in California

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With plug-in cars arriving in showrooms this month, a new plan outlines steps to be ready for up to 1 million plug-in hybrid and battery-powered cars by 2020. The report was unveiled at Universal Studios Hollywood where Back to the Future’s electric car was first introduced 25 years ago.

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California Approves $1.2million Grant for Wrightspeed Inc. EV Plant

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Wrightspeed, Inc., an advanced clean energy transportation company based in San Jose, CA, announced today that the California Energy Commission has approved its $1,197,064 grant solicitation for the development of its Digital DriveSystem retrofit kit for medium-duty fleet trucks.

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Nissan Delivers First “Leaf” to Customer in California

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Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) makes history by bringing sustainable mobility to the mass market, with the world’s first delivery of a Nissan LEAF all-electric vehicle. Olivier Chalouhi, a San Francisco Bay Area resident and the first person in the United States to place a Nissan LEAF order, took delivery of his black Nissan LEAF SL at North Bay Nissan of Petaluma. The delivery was followed by a press conference at San Francisco City Hall Plaza. This groundbreaking moment represents the first delivery of an affordable, mass-market, all-electric car since the first days of the automotive era.

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Mahindra Reva Targets to Sell 2,500 Electric Cars in India Next Year

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Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Ltd (MREVPL) has announced Wednesday that it is aiming to sell as many as 2,500 units of its electric cars in India next year. In the current fiscal, it targets to cross the sales figure of 1200 units in the country, as per a statement given by company’s General Manager (Marketing) Pawan Sachdeva to reporters

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Ford and Azure Dynamics Mark Production and Delivery of First Transit Connect Electrics

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Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Azure Dynamics have begun shipping the first Ford Transit Connect Electrics to early customers in North America and to the United Kingdom for a demonstration project.

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Ballard Fuel Cells To Support London Climate Change Target of Significant CO2 Reduction

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Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that it has secured an order for three FCvelocity ® fuel cell modules to power zero-emission hydrogen hybrid fuel cell buses in London, U.K., where the city’s publicly stated goal is to reduce CO2 emissions 60% from the 1990 level, by 2025.

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Toyota Wins Green Mixed Media Award

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Toyota has a holistic environmental strategy based on a zero emission vision. It believes that every part of the lifecycle of a car needs to be considered – how cars are produced, sold, driven and recycled. Simply producing cars with low emissions and low fuel consumption is not enough to achieve this vision.

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See the Future of Work Trucks at the Green Truck Summit 2011

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The Green Truck Summit is the leading educational conference on green technology for vocational trucks, including utility, construction, delivery, landscaping and governmental vehicles. Produced by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) and CALSTART, the Green Truck Summit is held in conjunction with The Work Truck Show® 2011 and 47th Annual NTEA Convention. The Work Truck Show runs March 8-10, 2011, and includes a Green Truck Ride-and-Drive.

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