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    Report: How Robert Llewellyn drives his Nissan Leaf 1,000 miles for less than $9     1316537700

    Oftentimes when we cover Robert Llewellyn, it's his plug-in-centric show Fully Charged that's in the spotlight. However, this time 'round, it's Llewellyn and his Nissan Leaf that come into focus. It's no secret that Llewellyn is a plug-in fan and that he is truly brilliant at conveying his ...

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    Elon Musk: "majority" of vehicles will be electric by 2030 [w/video]     1316290620

    The oft-outspoken chief executive officer of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, is chomping at the electric bit again. While speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco recently, Musk, a 40-year-old billionaire recently profiled by Bloomberg Risk Takers, shared an enthusiastic vision of ...

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    Volkswagen to invest $1.4 billion in offshore wind farms, other sources of renewable energy     1314549720

    Volkswagen is getting ready to open its pocketbook in a thunderous way. Financial Times Deutschland reports that VW will turn its eye for renewable energy to the sea, wind and sun, joining in on VW group partner Audi's ongoing renewable energy projects. VW will reportedly dish out two billion ...

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    Report: Mitsui, Toshiba to construct massive 50-MW solar power facility in Japan     1314285120

    Ford's solar array at Michigan Assembly Plant
    The Japanese duo of Mitsui Chemicals and Toshiba have crafted a plan to construct the island nation's most extensive solar power facility to date, according to the Nikkei business daily. The project is in anticipation of the passage of a bill ...

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    Video: Stanford University unveils solar-powered Xenith, the car that's more aerodynamic than a bike     1314014160

    Xenith – Click above to watch video after the jump
    Tipping the scales at a scant 375 pounds, the solar-powered Xenith has a 4-inch thick thin chassis made of a blend of carbon fiber, titanium and aluminum. A novel steering system puts the driver in control of the front wheel, while a ...

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    Solar Roadways gets $750,000 to create solar parking lot     1313777160

    What do you need to generate a lot of electricity from photoelectric solar cells? A lot of surface area. What is a lot of the surface of the United States covered in? Roads. Put those two ideas together, and the idea of turning the nation's highways into solar farms doesn't sound too odd, does ...

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    DOE approves $967-million loan for huge Agua Caliente Solar Project in Arizona     1313075580

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) continues to support a wide variety of alternative energy project and has finalized a $967-million loan to support construction of the Agua Caliente Solar Project in Yuma County, Arizona. This is a big one. Once complete, the 290-megawatt photovoltaic facility ...

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    SolarCity offers solar-powered chargers for your home     1313006820

    Solar charging at the Atascadero Rabobank – Click above for high-res image gallery
    More Americans will now have the option to "drive on sunshine" by juicing up their plug-in vehicles with SolarCity's newly released residential solar-powered charging systems. SolarCity has partnered with ...

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    Ford Focus Electric will offer solar home option     1312991400

    Running an electric car on the power of the sun is many an EV enthusiast's dream. Ford isn't the first company to combine EV charging with solar energy, but it is trying to make it as easy as possible to go from driving on imported oil to using extremely local energy. Through a new partnership ...

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    DOE to invest $50 million more in solar manufacturing     1312989120

    Over the course of the next two years, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $50 million into its SUNPATH (Scaling Up Nascent Photovoltaic At Home) program. The DOE says this multi-million investment is to assist the U.S. in reclaiming its competitive edge in solar manufacturing. ...

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