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Local business tries to bring awareness to electric vehicles
WDBJ7 ReporterIf electric cars are the future, one Roanoke company doesn't want to get lost in the past. Williams Supply hosted city leaders and other groups to promote charging stations for electric vehicles today. Currently, there are two stations in Roanoke....Tags: Vehicles, General Electric Company, Services and Shopping, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Some Virginia moped owners could face $100 fee
Owners of electric-powered mopeds could be hit with a $100 annual registration fee as a result of legislation passed by the 2013 General Assembly. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/ZLPUAN ) that the fee is an unintended consequence of the...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Virginia Tech students show off skills at the STEM Expo
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is sponsoring a 2013 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Expo at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The STEM Expo is scheduled for Thursday, March 7th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm located at 303...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Museums, Science and Technology, Engineering, Science
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"Going green," could now cost you some "green"
ReporterOver the last several years, they've been popping up wherever you go -whether it's a Prius, Camry or Escape, hybrid often means a way to save money. "A lot of people just assume that it's to save gas and you're right, but people buy these cars 'cause...Tags: Government, Toyota, Politics, Vehicles, Prius
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UPDATE: Virginia House of Delegates passes transportation bill; Senate to vote Saturday
WDBJ7 ReporterThe State Senate adjourned Friday afternoon, leaving the vote on a transportation compromise until Saturday, the final day of the General Assembly session. Earlier, members of the House of Delegates approved the legislation, the first major infusion...Tags: Government, Politics, Scott County, Religion and Belief, Republican Party
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Landmark highway funding reform faces Friday vote
A decisive vote is hours away in Virginia's General Assembly on what would become the first major reform in a generation of the state's system for financing its network of highways. The House and Senate will vote on a compromise bill that would...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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UPDATE: Negotiators reportedly reach deal on Virginia transportation bill
Virginia House, Senate negotiators reach historic transportation reform deal, full vote this week. ======================== Legislative negotiators are closer to a transportation funding reform compromise that could get full House and Senate votes...
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Pittsylvania County Career Tech students build first electric truck for competition
WDBJ7 ReporterIt can go 60 miles per hour and has a battery life of an hour. It's no remote control car, but with that power it's worth a competition. "We're converting this from a combustible engine to a total electric vehicle," said Andy Nordon, the engineering...Tags: Auction Service, Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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UPDATE: Senate defeats Governor's transportation plan, recommits bill to Finance Committee
ReporterThe State Senate has defeated Governor McDonnell's transportation proposal, voting Tuesday night to recommit the legislation to the Senate Finance Committee. The vote means the Senate bill will not win approval this year. The Governor's...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Government, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Voting
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