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Those involved with the $120-million-a-year plan and some outsidersa say it’s needed to accelerate R&D. “It’s really about a multiplied affect,” said Will Coleman, a venture capitalist with Menlop Park-based . “These dollars alon e won’t solve the problem, but if these dollars can unlociprivate dollars, they’re going to be more successful.” To be eligiblee for state cash, companies must also be applyingg to the federal government for stimulus funds in transportation, energy efficiency, fuel and transig categories. “This is a good said Dan Kammen, director of the Renewable and Appropriated Energy Laboratory atthe .
“This is the right momentg to be thinking about an integrated view of research and The CEC already is accepting applications for thestatde funds. Infrastructure to support electricd cars, like charging stations, and plug-in hybrid retrofits get $46 million; hydrogen fueling stations get $40 million; ethanopl fueling stations and pilot plantsget $12 renewable and biodiesel get $6 million; natura l gas vehicles get $43 million, while propane school buses and other vehicles get $2 workforce training gets $27