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US Government Providing $2M to Supplement $20M in California Funding to Reduce Emissions at Port of Oakland

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The San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced a new $2 million federal grant to supplement the $20 million in state and local funds to install diesel exhaust filters and replace old trucks to reduce particulate emissions at the Port of Oakland. The Air District is processing the applications submitted for Prop.

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Acura reveals Gen2 autonomous driving development vehicle

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Acura revealed its second-generation autonomous driving development vehicle in California, a modified version of the RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD luxury performance sedan. The vehicle will be tested by Honda Research Institute USA at GoMentum Station, a 5,000-acre automated and connected vehicle proving ground in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The influencer

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2003 Washington Post article on crushing of EV1s. When he would return to Southern California on weekends, he left the car with his parents Don and Mary Cox (featured in a previous EVA blogpost ), who became enamored with EVs, too. “It Impacting the EV scene for 3 decades. His interest grew deeper when he was an officer in the U.S.

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Study of lead isotopes provides insight into aerosols transport from Asia to US

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In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board tracked variations in the amount of lead transported across the Pacific over time. The research was supported in large part by the California Air Resources Board. One site was on Mt.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. There he conducted research on ICs for communications and saw the potential of metal-oxide semiconductors.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

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In 1958, Pedott moved to San Francisco, where he lived for the rest of his life as an ad man. In 2003 Joe Pedott donated his business records to the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History. He also worked as a switchboard operator and sold women’s shoes.

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Tesla Powered Th!nks?

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nk City for three years in San Francisco. The redesigned 2003 Th!nk nk City would be a welcome entry into the growing London market for congestion charge avoiding electric cars, and capture attention in California and New York, where hundreds once roamed (gas) free. I was not a happy camper when Ford took away my car.

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