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ARB will use the majority of those funds for its California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to provide incentives for the purchase of zero-emission and plug-in hybrid passenger cars, and another percentage will go toward hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses.

Tags: funding, CARB, Air Resources Board, hybrid buses, hybrid trucks, grants, plug-in electric vehicles, zero emissions vehicles

Eight of the 10 new charging stations in Washington feature AeroVironment’s “DC fast chargers,” which deliver a full charge for a nearly-depleted EV battery in less than 30 minutes.

Tags: plug-in hybrid, Washington, electric vehicle, EV charging station, AeroVironment, DC fast charger, plug-in electric vehicles, West Coast Electric Highway

Included will be brief NHTSA presentations outlining current agency research and activities related to Li-ion batteries and Li-ion battery-powered vehicles, as well as presentations by the Department of Energy, voluntary standards bodies, and automotive and battery manufacturers.

Tags: NHTSA, electric vehicle, lithium-ion batteries, plug-in electric vehicles

A fee-based charging network will consist of at least 200 publicly available fast-charging stations — installed in the San Francisco Bay area, the San Joaquin Valley, the Los Angeles Basin and San Diego County.

Tags: plug-in hybrid, electric vehicle, EV charging station, DC fast charger, plug-in electric vehicles

AMP Electric Vehicles announced it has been qualified by the IRS for the federal tax credit.

Tags: AMP Holding Inc., electric SUV, plug-in electric vehicles, tax incentive

By March 8, businesses and residents in the 21 new markets will be able to place a reservation for Nissan Leafs. Deliveries will start taking place in these new markets this summer.

Tags: electric vehicle, 2012-MY, Nissan LEAF, plug-in electric vehicles