June 18, 2010 Leave a comment
The Department of Energy has approved a $30 million grant that will expand an electric vehicle charging project into Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.
Arizona-based ECOtality said that its EV Project will provide an additional 2,600 home chargers for owners of the Chevrolet Volt, as well as another 1,000 chargers for the zero-emission Nissan LEAF. Read more of this post
February 1, 2010 14 Comments
by Elias Shams
Brace yourself for one of these babies or something close to it in our area. Imagine riding with it from DC to NY or San Francisco:
High-speed passenger rail projects in and around the DC area will receive nearly $200 million dollars in new grants as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Department of Transportation announced on Thursday. Projects will include the construction of a third track between Arkendale and Powell’s Creek in Virginia, as well as engineering and environmental work for a new tunnel in Baltimore and a new station at BWI Airport. The grants are part of $8 billion in federal stimulus spending aimed at improving high-speed rail service throughout the nation. Read more…
Elias Shams
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