Posts Tagged ‘plug-in america’
Electric Vehicle Festival Moves to August 1

The first annual Electric Vehicle Festival, which is much anticipated, will be held on August 1, 2009 in Hollywood Park, California.
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Plug In America Gives Away $60,000 in CARB Money for PHEV Racers

Four California schools are the recipients of $15,000 each to promote their Formula Hybrid programs for 2009. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) originated the money for the schools to use towards participating in the 2009 Formula Hybrid race sponsored by Plug In America.
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Tell Congress - Do not block Plug-in tax credits!

Plug In America and a dynamic coalition of entrepreneurial U.S. businesses have successfully worked with Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), John Kerry (D-MA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Bill Nelson (D-FL) to get critical 2 and 3 wheeled plug-in vehicle consumer tax credits into the upcoming economic stimulus bill!
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VIDEO: Plug In America Inaugural Electric Vehicle Parade West

For those of you who missed, or were late to (that would be me) the Santa Monica Electric Vehicle parade held by Plug In America in honor of President Obama’s inauguration can now watch the video! Plug In America and videographer Stephano Paris have released a 38-minute video of the event for all to see.
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Plug In America: Grassroots Advocacy for Electric Vehicles

Not long ago, we posted a news piece about an electric vehicle parade in Santa Monica, California. That parade had 74 vehicles participating, all plug-ins (all electric or hybrid). The parade was put on by the organization Plug In America.
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Plug In America Hosts Electric Vehicle Parade in Santa Monica Saturday

This coming Saturday, the 17th of January 2009, the city of Santa Monica will be having an electric-vehicle only parade courtesy of Plug In America. Originally, the group hoped to be featured in the Presidential Inauguration parade in Washington, but was turned down by the President-elect’s organizers. So they came up with Plan B.
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Green Car Company to Auction its First 2009-model Converted Plug-in Prius on eBay

The Green Car Company in Seattle will auction its first 2009-model converted Plug-in Prius on eBay and donate the proceeds of the profit to Plug In America, the nation’s leading advocacy organization for plug-in vehicles. These Plug-in Prius hybrids feature the crash-tested A123 Hymotion Li-on battery pack installed by Hymotion CHIP-certified technicians.
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Electric Vehicles Out in Full Force at San Diego’s Kick Gas Festival

‘The World’s First Sun-Powered Electric Car’ by International Rectifier of El Segundo, CA on display at the Kick Gas Festival
If you’re an electric vehicle enthusiast, live in San Diego, and had the day off on Sunday, October 12, the place to be was definitely the Kick Gas Festival, held in Lakeside, CA about an hour away from downtown San Diego. The Kick Gas Festival is a place for gas and EV motor-heads to strut their stuff, compete in time trials, and get to know each other. Paul Thomas, organizer of the festival, calls it “Earth Day on steroids for motor-heads.”, and I felt right at home here.
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