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Mar 8, 2013
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Green Car Congress: Virginia General Assembly moving forward with replacing gasoline and diesel fuel tax with sales tax; $100 annual tax for EVs, HEVs and alt-fuel vehicles

The Virginia General Assembly is moving forward with legislation (HB2313), that, among its other elements, would abolish the state’s gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and replace them with a sales tax. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Oct 20, 2012
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Caterpillar announces hybrid electric earth moving machine, Cat663E H

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar proves that hybrid vehicle technologies can be applied big machines, as well as small, with introduction of a hybrid version of their industry-leading excavator machine. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Jul 11, 2012
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Protean Secures Funding Moving Its Electric In Hub Wheel Forward

The idea of placing the electric motor inside a wheel has pros and cons and so far only Protean and Michelin have developed working models. Protean has now secured an additional $ 80 Million. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

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May 19, 2012
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Boulder Electric Vehicle Moving to California

Boulder Electric Vehicle, which makes electric delivery trucks and work utility vehicles, leased a 28,000-square-foot facility and is tooling up the plant to eventually produce about 1,000 electric battery trucks per year, according to the mayor. The plant is expected to support 30 jobs in the first year. Chatsworth is a suburb of Los Angeles …
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