Mo. electric-vehicle maker gets $22M federal grant

Arnell dealership adds all-electric vehicle line
Arnell Auto Group in Burns Harbor received a franchise agreementto sell and service Global Electric Motorcars in Indiana.

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Think to start selling City electric vehicle in New York, other locales this year
Talk about a revival story. Recently saved from the brink of disaster , Think Electric is back in a big way. Fittingly announced around the New York Auto Show, the company has revealed that it will begin selling its Think City — one of the planet’s first highway-capable electric vehicles, it’ll have you know! — in New York and “other select cities” later on in 2010. Think’s currently working …

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China’s first electric vehicle charging station put into service
China’s first large electric charging station for electric vehicles—the Tangshan Nanhu EV Charging Station – was put into service on March 31. The station was built by the North China Grid Company, Ltd. in accordance with government-mandated design criteria. The Nanhu Charging Station, with investment capital of more than 19 million yuan, is equipped with two large DC chargers, eight medium …

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Purdue will launch electric go-cart race
Purdue University launching a new go-cart race with electric vehicles.

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Mo. electric-vehicle maker gets $22M federal grant
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding a Kansas City maker of electric vehicles an additional $22 million to produce zero-emission trucks.

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