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Build Your Own Elec tric Car • Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) www.cte.tv
CTE is a Georgia-based coalition of over 65 businesses, universities, and government agencies dedicated to researching and developing advanced transportation technologies. The site includes industry news, studies and projects, a database of products, and a section on EV education.
• CALSTART/WestStart www.calstart.org
A California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to “transforming transportation for a better world.” Visitors can read daily and archived industry news updates and publications, search EV-related databases, and interact with other EV owners in an online forum.
• Northeast Alternative Vehicle Consortium (NAVC) navc.org
A Boston-based association of private and public sector organizations that works to promote advanced vehicle technologies in the Northeast. Visitors can read about NAVC projects and link to related Internet sites.
State- and Community-Related Electric Vehicle Sites California Air Resources Board (CARB) www.arb.ca.gov This site provides access to information on a variety of topics about California air quality and emissions. The site has general information on all types of alternative fueled vehicle programs and demonstrations. The CARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering the effects on the economy of the state. The California Air Resources Board’s guide to zero and near zero emission vehicles is available at Driveclean.ca.gov.
California Energy Commission www.energy.ca.gov This site gives viewers access to information on a variety of topics about California’s energy system. The site dedicates a page to electric vehicles, where it has general information on electric transportation, lists sellers of EDs in California, outlines state and federal government incentives for AFVs, and includes a database of contacts in the electric transportation industry.
Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) www.msrc-cleanair.org The MSRC was formed in 1990 by the California legislature. The MSRC web site offers information on a variety of topics regarding California air quality and programs underway to improve it, including a number of EV-related programs and incentives.
