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Detroit auto show to feature electric cars
The Auto Channel
November 12, 2009

--During the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, car lovers can expect a new attraction to showcase the industry's electric cars: a 37,000-square-foot feature, called Electric Avenue.

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Volkswagen Hires New Electric Vehicle Chief
Automobile Magazine
November 12, 2009

--Volkswagen announced it has hired Karl-Thomas Neumann as it's group chief officer for "electric traction." (i.e. electric cars.)

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Electric vehicles coming here soon
Beaverton Valley Times
November 12, 2009

--Portland is poised to become a center for the production and use of electric vehicles. "Everything is already in place or falling into place for that to happen," says Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, who leads a governor's task force aimed at paving the way for electric vehicles.

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Electric cars face obstacles to consumer acceptance
The Tennessean
November 12, 2009

--Nashville is one of a handful of cities in the U.S. targeted to become an early focal point for electric vehicles, as Nissan plans to start production of a battery-powered car in Smyrna by 2012 and a program is launched to build a network of recharging stations.

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Research team to test hydrogen buses in city
Sunderland Echo
November 11, 2009

--The vehicles will be taking part in research and development program bringing international expertise to the region. The ECO2Trans project is converting two electric buses into hydrogen.

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Nissan releases concept sketch of light commercial electric vehicle
The Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada)
November 12, 2009

--Nissan has released a concept sketch of a light commercial electric vehicle based on the newly launched NV200. The low-cost multi-purpose vehicle would allow ambulance drivers to drive directly into the hospital or van and taxi drivers to enter urban areas where CO2 emissions are restricted.

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Four hybrid buses added to KRT fleet
Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia)
November 11, 2009

--Public transportation officials hope that a small fleet of new hybrid electric-diesel buses, the first of their kind in the state, will save about 20 percent on fuel costs over the next year.

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Citroen to Launch C-Zero Electric Car in 2010
Global Insight
November 11, 2009

--The C-Zero is Citroen's version of the electric car joint venture with Mitsubishi and is C-Zero is a standard four seat, four-door layout and drives similar to a standard CVT automatic car.

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Citibus powers up hybrids
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Texas)
November 10, 2009

--Citibus unveiled six diesel-electric hybrid buses that will begin service on city routes. Managers hope the buses will use 60 percent of the fuel that their older, larger peers consume running customers across the city.

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GM to put electric Cadillac Converj Concept into production
Xinhua General News Service
November 11, 2009

--General Motors Co. will put its electric Cadillac Converj into production, according to reports. The Converj, an extended-range electric car that uses the same technology as the Chevrolet Volt, was included in a production plan that Cadillac officials presented to GM's board of directors last week, sources familiar with the plan revealed.

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DOE: Venture capitalist to run energy, auto loan programs
E&E News PM
November 10, 2009

--Venture capitalist Jonathan Silver has been selected to lead the Energy Department's loan programs that provide billions of dollars of support for advanced auto and energy technologies.

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Renault to build electric version of Kangoo Express
Datamonitor NewsWire
November 10, 2009

--Renault has decided to produce the future electric, zero-emission version of its Kangoo Express light commercial vehicle at the Maubeuge Carrosserie Automobile plant in Maubeuge, France, starting in the first half of 2011.

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Valence Technology, Electric Vehicles International Sign Exclusive Supply Agreement
Wireless News
November 10, 2009

--Valence Technology, Inc. announced at the Grand Opening ceremony for EVI's new US headquarters and production facility in Stockton, California, that it reached an exclusive supply agreement with electric vehicle manufacturer EVI.

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FedEx's Smith committed to alternative fuels
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
November 8, 2009

--FedEx boasts more than 260 hybrid trucks in its 80,000-vehicle fleet, part of a companywide effort to promote eco-friendly initiatives. Its newest hybrids - retrofits on 2000 and 2001 model year delivery trucks - are 44 percent more fuel-efficient than standard FedEx delivery trucks. The vehicles produce 96 fewer particulates and 75 fewer smog-causing emissions.

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GM Will Not Create Separate Volt Brand, Says Chevrolet Chief
Global Insight
November 9, 2009

--The head of General Motors' Chevrolet brand says that the company will not be creating a separate Volt brand for the upcoming extended-range electric vehicles it intends to launch. The Chevrolet Volt will be the first, arriving in late 2010, but the powertrain will proliferate to other vehicles throughout GM's line-up as well.

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Central Hudson to buy eight hybrid line trucks with stimulus money
TendersInfo
November 7, 2009

--Central Hudson is going to buy eight hybrid line trucks with $700,000 in federal stimulus funds. Four will be traditional hybrids diesel and electric, and the other four will be plug-in hybrids.

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