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Army Receives First Six of Planned 4,000 Electric Vehicles

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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt FORT MYER, Va.--Army Secretary Pete Geren Monday handed over the keys to the first six Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV) being leased from Chrysler's Global Electric Mororcars (GEM) as part of its energy security initiative. The ceremony featuring the white NEVs with "Army Green, Army Strong" on the doors was another step toward bringing energy efficiency to the Army, Geren said. The Army is leasing the vehicles through the General Services Administration (GSA), and is its largest customer.…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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