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Eden Prairie has been recognized
as one of the top cities in the country.
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It has to do with our attitude and
our philosophy towards being green.
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[Americans are embracing green technology,
Innovative Cities – Eden Prairie, MN]
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[TITLE: Michael Franzen, City of Eden Prairie]
It didn’t surprise me when GE gave us a call
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and said we would like to have an opportunity
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to showcase electric vehicles in the city
and electric charging stations.
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[TITLE: Gregg Hogdgon, E.A. Sween Company]
We are standing today in front
of their innovation center,
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which is helping companies like ours
look at greener ways to operate our fleet.
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This particular truck not only
meets our financial goals,
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it also gave us a green model that actually reduces our
carbon output about 4.2 tons per year per truck.
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[TITLE: Deb Frodl, GE Capital Fleet Services]
With any new technology there is a learning curve,
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and we built this facility to
help our commercial customers
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accelerate that learning and to implement
the green technology into their fleets today.
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[TITLE: Jeron Kemper, GE Capitol Fleet Services]
Alternative fuel vehicles is
just one more step in innovating
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how we drive and how we commute every day.
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[Michael Franzen] Going green is a choice.
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It’s something that you simply believe
is the right thing to do.
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We have residents in town and businesses
in town that believe it’s the right thing to do.
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The city has to take a leadership role, to say
that we’re making an investment for the future.
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It is also an example for any of our developers
or property owners that come in,
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and if they have general questions about energy efficiency,
we can showcase the things that we are doing.
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