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7/29/10

• The Natural Gas as Bridge Idea, Renewable Energy World.com
• Ford Anticipates 10-25% Of Its Global Fleet to Be Electrified by 2020, Green Car Congress
• Ann Arbor, MI gets first four hydraulic hybrid recycling trucks, AutoblogGreen
• More MN State Cars Use E85, Domestic Fuel
• Michigan Positions To Become Advanced Battery Capital Of The World, GovMonitor
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Prius Introduced in U.S. 10 Years Ago This Month, Green Car Advisor

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7/28/10

• Capstone to Demonstrate Heavy Duty Hybrid Electric Drive System with Major U.S. Truck OEM, MarketWatch
• Alt-Fuel Workshop Includes Test Drive of Propane-Fueled F-250, Government Fleet
• Collins propane bus in full production, School Bus Fleet
• Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt? Choosing your green drive, Todd Woody, Grist
• 9 Teams Advancing to Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Validation Stage, Green Car Congress
• Lopsided Energy Bill: $4 Billion for Natural Gas Vehicles, $400 Million for EVs, Green Car Advisor

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7/22/10

• Sticker shocker: Lincoln MKZ Hybrid priced same as gas version, USA Today
• Climate Bill, R.I.P., Rolling Stone
• Nissan Unveils World-First Electro-Hydraulic Brake And Steering Systems, TheCarConnection.com
• Energy, Greenhouse Gas, and Economic Implications of Natural Gas Trucks , Resources for the Future

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7/20/10

• UPDATE 4-Honda to sell plug-in hybrid, electric cars in 2012, Reuters
• Oil rises to $77 on expected U.S. inventory drop, International Business Times
• Warned on future, nations look at clean energy, AFP
• Automotive X-Prize: Finals Stage begins, Edison2 remains only team that can win mainstream class, $5 million, autoblog.com
• The U.S. Can Substantially Cut Oil Consumption by Putting Trucks and Buses on the Path to Sustainable Fuel According to Energy Vision, EarthTimes
• National Propane Gas Association Chairman Joins Alliance AutoGas With Company Phelps Sungas, Inc., PR-Canada.net
• Ethanol boost called vital to biofuel-carrying pipeline, Des Moines Register
• Eco-Driving: An Everyday Way to Reduce Our Oil Dependence, ECNMag.com

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7/19/10

• China Passes U.S. as World's Biggest Energy Consumer,Wall Street Journal
• GM breaks ground on China hi-tech car lab, AFP
• Grid sets electric cars' green standard, San Francisco Chronicle
• Hack to the future: City seeks designs for next taxis, New York Post
• 50 ‘Green’ Buses for Boston’s Logan Airport,Care2.com
• Quantum Awarded Pre-Production Contract by Fisker Automotive for Vehicle-Integrated Solar Photovoltaic Systems, PR Newswire

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7/16/10

• Tesla and Toyota Formalize Agreement to Develop Electric Version of RAV4; Targeting US Sales in 2012, Green Car Congress
• AT&T Rolls Out 2,000th Alt-Fuel Vehicle & 1,500th CNG Vehicle, Fleet Financials
• Chevrolet and GMC CNG Full-Size Vans Available in Fall, Hybrid Cars
• EPA Requires 800 million Gallons of Biodiesel in the U.S. Domestic Market in 2011, NBB
• The Big Green Buy: How Government's Purchasing Power Can Drive the Clean-Energy Revolution,Christian Parenti,The Huffington Post
• POET voices support for Fueling Freedom Plan proposed by Growth Energy, Renewable Energy World

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7/13/10

• Climate Bill Would Cut U.S. Deficit by $19 Billion, Truckinginfo
• State to convert vehicles to alternative fuels, Trading Markets
• Westport Innovations to develop alternative fuel technology for Volvo,Winnipeg Free Press
• Government Fleet Managers Drive On- and Off- Road Propane Vehicles at FedFleet, EarthTimes
• BMW makes a MEGA green car push,TheGreenCarWebsite
• Quantum receives purchase order to supply powertrain systems to Fisker, istockanalyst.com
• Evolution Fuels Initiates Permitting for Dallas Fuel Station, PR Newswire

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7/12/10

• Toyota Eyes Alternative-Fuel Partners, The Wall Street Journal
• Report: Fuel Cells Market to Grow to $2.6 billion fuelled by R&D and Legislation, companiesandmarkets.com
• State continues to press for use of natural gas, dailycoment.com
• Phoenix Motorcars Introduces Electric AWD Phoenix SUT at FedFleet 2010, Business Wire
• New Rules May Cloud the Outlook for Biomass, The New York Times

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7/08/10

• Cable may have blown it, say electric carmakers, ShareCast
• MIT: Natural gas is key to a cleaner automotive future, but only indirectly, Autoblog Green
• School Buses to Run on Liquid Propane, Domestic Fuel
• 2011 Nissan Leaf: Our First U.S. Test Drive Reveals an EV With Street Cred, Green Car Advisor
• Coulomb Technologies Awarded $3.4M from CA Energy Commission to Install Electric Vehicles Infrastructure, Green Car Congress
• Biodiesel Industry Waits for Tax Credit Reinstatement, Work Truck

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7/06/10

• Hybrid Truck Market Analysis to 2020 - Favorable Regulations and Fleet Purchases to Buoy the North American Market, Environmental Expert
• Firm to Deploy 15,0000 Electric-car Chargers in 13 Cities, The Washington Post
• Emergent Natural Gas Market Improves U.S. Fleet Vehicles, Money Morning
• Smith's bill will increase ethanol blender pumps, The Grand Island Independent

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7/02/10

• Next Generation Biofuels: Five Challenges and Five Positive Notes, The Oil Drum
• Westport Acquires OMVL of Italy and 100% of Juniper Engines for €19M; Launching a Light-Duty Automotive Strategy for Alternative Fuel Engines, Green Car Congress
• 2011-MY Fleet Incentives Available, Business Fleet
• SAE Approves Method for Rating Plug-In Hybrid MPG and Emissions, EV World
• Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes Knockout Qualifying Stage; 15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue On, Green Car Congress

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7/01/10

• Commercial Fleet Buying Intentions Remain Cautious for 2011-MY, Business Fleet
• The age of ethanol, The Economist
• Hyundai powers up its hybrid strategy, MSNBC.com
• With Seconds on the Clock, Democrats May Waste Last Chance for Clean Energy Win, Jesse Jenkins, The Energy Collective
• Republic Services Contracts with Clean Energy to Supply LNG Fuel to Republic's Solid Waste Truck Fleets that Serve 55 California Cities, Business Wire
  

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