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• Amsterdam Goes Electric: Pilot-Program Makes Amsterdam a Pioneer of the EV Frontier
• Air New Zealand’s Biofuel Flight Cuts Emissions By 65%
• GreenlightAC Launches with Electric Car Charging Station Infrastructure
• Cop Cars Get Solar Panels

Amsterdam Goes Electric: Pilot-Program Makes Amsterdam a Pioneer of the EV Frontier Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:12 PM PDT Amsterdam - On May 27, 2009, 365-Energy Group announced a pilot-program that could make Amsterdam the leader an Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure in Europe. By 2012, the city of Amsterdam plans to be home to 200 electric vehicle charging stations. These 200 stations, courtesy of US-based Coulomb Technologies, are expected to serve 10,000 cars by the year 2015.  Excitement is high over the two-year public demonstration program, which will use 45 Coulomb Technologies‘ ChargePoint(TM) Networked Charging Stations as their source of fuel. Richard Lowenthall, CEO of the California-based company, announced that “the city of Amsterdam will have the largest network of smart charging stations in Europe for fleet and consumer charging.” He went on to say that, “Coulomb is providing an inclusive open architecture so that all electric vehicle owners in Amsterdam can easily make the switch from gasoline to electricity as a fuel." Read more of this story »

Air New Zealand’s Biofuel Flight Cuts Emissions By 65% Posted: 01 Jun 2009 10:12 AM PDT At the Eco-Aviation Conference in Washington, Air New Zealand’s Chief Pilot Captain David Morgan announced the company’s findings on a test flight from last December. Powered by a combination of biofuel and jet fuel, the test resulted in a fuel savings of 1.2%. It also cut CO2 emissions by over 60%! While a 1.2% fuel savings doesn’t seem like much, that is over 1 ton of fuel! The test was conducted using a commercial 747-400 fitted with Rolls Royce engines. Rolls Royce had certified the fuel — a 50:50 blend of standard Jet A1 fuel and synthetic paraffinic kerosene derived from jatropha oil. Read more of this story »

GreenlightAC Launches with Electric Car Charging Station Infrastructure Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:49 AM PDT Washington D.C. - On May 14, 2009, GreenlightAC, one of the pioneers in the creation of EV charging stations, launched its own infrastructure last month with the release of the Chargebar(TM). The company claims that this innovative charger is easy, safe, and, importantly, cost-effective. The Chargebar will make charging your EV or Plug-in Hybrid easy because it charges both 120v and 240v vehicles, is simple to use and does not require membership, proprietary technologies, or specialized knowledge.  It is the EV/PHEV charger for everyone.  David King, a co-founder of GreenlightAC said, ”Our goal was to make it as easy and convenient to use our charging unit as it is to use a gas pump. And with our GreenlightAC ChargeBarTM we believe that we have succeeded in meeting that goal." Read more of this story »

Cop Cars Get Solar Panels Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:46 AM PDT Ohio state trooper cruisers are getting small solar panels to assist in the powering of their onboard equipment. 1,150 Ford Crown Victoria cruisers will get 5 watt solar panels to improve battery peformance and reduce fuel consumption. Read more of this story »

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