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Google builds largest EV charging network for electric vehicles

Google has stated that it is counting itself as the largest electric-vehicle charging station operator in the United States with new and faster Level 2" chargers installed at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The new installation will bring in the total capacity of charging points to 200 chargers with 250 on their way. Moreover, Google is also including new generation of plug-in vehicles in its Gfleet car sharing program along with expanding its EV charging infrastructure. READ MORE »

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Obama to tell feds to boost renewable electricity
U~T San Diego
2013-12-05
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ordering the federal government to nearly triple to 20 percent its use of renewable sources for electricity by 2020. Obama says the plan will help reduce...
 
Micro-hydro to supply electricity in rural areas
New Straits/Business Times
2013-12-04
BENEFICIAL: Sarawak communities can get power for up to 8 hours daily KOTA SAMARAHAN: MORE communities in the rural areas of Sarawak will get electricity supply through micro-hydro...
 
SPX selling stake in EGS Electric for $571 million
The Wichita Eagle
2013-12-04
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SPX is selling its minority interest in the joint venture EGS Electric Group LLC to its partner Emerson Electric Co. for $571 million. SPX Chairman, President and CEO Chris...
 
City's rail service enters new electric era
NZ Herald
2013-12-04
It was hard to believe we were whooshing through South Auckland at 112km/h between high-speed braking trials on the first electric train.After a gentle and barely notice able start, unannounced by the...
 
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugrates of new administrative building of West Bengal at howrah district in Kolkata on Saturday 5 October 2013
Bengal will soon generate all its own electricity: Mamata
Newstrack India
2013-11-13
Tweet Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the state will become "more than self-sufficient" in power generation in three years. Addressing industrialists...
 
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Miffed with hike, consumers burn electricity bills
Indian Express
2013-10-19
Protesting against the power tariff hike that came into effect from September, activists of 10 organisations along with several residents staged a demonstration burning electricity bills outside the...
 
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, March 15, 2013. On the second anniversary of an uprising that evolved into Syria’s brutal civil war, the European Union’s national leaders will likely discuss whether to arm rebels trying to overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad.
Switch energy suppliers, says PM
Belfast Telegraph
2013-10-17
David Cameron has branded the latest round of energy price hikes "disappointing" and urged consumers to switch suppliers for the best deal. But the Prime Minister insisted the Government was already...
 
Abracadabra! Kerala magician gets US patent for power generation
Abracadabra! Kerala magician gets US patent for power generation
Headlines India
2013-09-24
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24: M.C. David, a 57-year-old amateur magician from Kerala, has secured a US patent for an invention that generates electricity "anywhere, anytime". The invention relates to...
 
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Nicole Hockley and families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Conn., in the Oval Office, April 11, 2013.
Obama convening export panel at White House
The Miami Herald
2013-09-19
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is convening his advisory council on international trade as the U.S. pursues an...
 
EU policy on climate change is right even if science was wrong, says commisisoner
EU policy on climate change is right even if science was wrong, says commisisoner
The Daily Telegraph
2013-09-16
Regardless of whether scientists are wrong on global warming, current European Union energy policies are the right ones even if they lead to higher prices for consumers, Europe's climate action...
 
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Ford to install electric vehicle charging stations for employees
Reuters
2013-09-16
DETROIT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will install charging stations at more than 50 of its U.S. and Canadian offices and plants so that employees can refill their electric...
 
Rescuers issue stern warning to flooded towns
Rescuers issue stern warning to flooded towns
Austin American Statesman
2013-09-15
As rescuers broke through to flood-ravaged Colorado towns, they issued a stern warning Saturday to anyone thinking of staying behind: Leave now or be prepared to endure weeks without electricity,...
 

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