The big automakers of electric car industry gathered last month in Las Vegas to exhibit multiple production vehicles at this year's National Clean Energy Summit 4.0. Exhibitions included the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, a Ford Transit Connect compact van conversion from Azure Dynamics, a CODA electric sedan, and two utility vehicles from Xtreme Green Products Inc. Additionally, and not least, quite a heavy roster from federal officialdom participated in the annual summit event, including senators, governors of U.S. Western states, along with the U.S. Navy Secretary and another DoD official, as described in a detailed report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
On the coattails of the summit, this year continues to shape up as a great one for the EV industry, what with the follow-along recent announcement of federal funding for EV infrastructure planning and workforce training, and -- the real bonanza -- the U.S. DoE's award of $16.9 million to advance funding for electric vehicle adoption and research.
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