Already Low Registration Rates Remain Lower Through Friday
ACT Expo 2013, the Alternative Clean Transportation Conference & Exhibition, is less than a week away. ACT Expo 2013 runs June 24-27 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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And All of the Battery Cars Will Come with a Leviton Charger
American Honda has reduced the three-year lease price of its all-electric Fit EV from $389 per month to just $259, even for existing customers – and is throwing in a 240-volt EV home charging station equipment from Leviton.
Supply Deal Covers All Walk-In Vans, Also Other Trucks
UQM Technologies said Tuesday that it’s reached a long-term supply agreement with Electric Vehicles International, extending their vehicle electrification relationship. UQM has supplied its Power Phase HD drivelines for approximately 100 EVI walk-in vans for UPS.
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ATVC Board is to Vote on $30 Million Proposal Friday
LA Metro staff is recommending that the Los Angeles agency contract with BYD for as many as 30 battery electric buses via a procurement worth some $30 million. The ATVC – Advanced Transit Vehicle Consortium – board approved the move on June 7, and a full LA Metro board vote is slated for later this month. updated June 12
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Allows Easier Combination of Electricity Sources for EV Charging
Austin-based Ideal Power Converters is promoting a 3-Port Hybrid Converter that allows electricity from multiple sources, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, wind, batteries or the grid, to be converted into power suitable for electric vehicle charging via a single unit.
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Shipments for All-Electric Shuttle Vans to Begin This Month
Kentucky’s Zenith Motors has chosen the PowerPhase Pro 135 electric driveline from Colorado’s UQM Technologies for its all-electric shuttle vans, UQM reports.
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Big Washington Gathering Will Mark Clean Cities 20th Anniversary
ACT Expo 2013 will be in full swing just three weeks from now in Washington, with the assembled thousands celebrating the 20th anniversary of DoE’s Clean Cites program at America’s largest and pre-eminent alt fuels conclave.
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Grants for Light and Medium Vehicles, Propane and EVs Too
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection has kicked off its Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant program for light and medium duty natural gas vehicles. The AFIG program will provide an estimated $10 million in grants to help companies and organizations purchase or convert medium to light-weight natural gas vehicles.
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Free Workshop at the Main Public Library This Saturday
The California Center for Sustainable Energy, in partnership with SF Environment, is holding a free electric vehicle workshop “for Californians interested in learning everything about life as a plug-in electric vehicle owner.”
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‘We’re Here to Facilitate the Broad Adoption and Use of Plug-In Vehicles’
Southern California’s AeroVironment is up against names like ABB, GE, Eaton, Leviton and Siemens in the world market for electric vehicle chargers. But the $325 million (fiscal 2012 revenue) company says it’s holding its own against them, with more than 11,000 Level 2 chargers installed in North America to date.
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