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New York City Announced as First Stage of the $10 Million Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Competition

March 24, 2008 New York, NY—Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that New York City will kick off the $10 million cross-country Progressive Automotive X PRIZE race in September 2009. The announcement came just weeks before the one year anniversary of PlaNYC, the City’s plan to create a greener, greater New York. “The Progressive Automotive X PRIZE is an excellent example of how the private sector can spur solutions to our...

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Subaru to Evaluate Quick Charge Electric Car with New York Power Authority

NEW YORK, March 20, 2008 – Subaru today announced that it would begin evaluating its R1e electric vehicle (EV) in the United States this summer. The Subaru R1e will be on display at the New York International Auto Show, from March 21-30 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Based on the Subaru R1 minicar sold in Japan, the R1e was developed by Subaru in partnership with the Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. (TEPCO). The utility has been...

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