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President Obama, DOT Secretary Foxx announce $600M for 6th round of TIGER funding for transportation projects

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DOT will prioritize applications for capital projects that better connect people to jobs, training and other opportunities, promote neighborhood redevelopment and reconnect neighborhoods divided by physical barriers, such as highways and railroads. TIGER Discretionary Grants may be used for up to 80% of the costs of a project.

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Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

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A new project launched by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and led by Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work in support of H 2 USA, the public private partnership introduced in 2013 by the Energy Department and industry stakeholders to address the challenge of hydrogen infrastructure.

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NY Governor Cuomo announces “Make-Ready” program for EV charging stations; >20K EV rebates approved

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The Commission has already approved initiatives to encourage the zero emission’s market, including residential time-of-use rates for EV charging and annual per-plug incentives to buy down the cost of installing publicly accessible direct current fast charger stations.

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ICCT report highlights importance of California ZEV mandate for EV policies worldwide, recommends steps forward

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It highlights the declining cost of EV technologies but also persistent market uncertainties. Costs of transitioning to a self-sustaining market. To put those numbers in perspective, the Nissan Leaf battery pack is 24 kWh, for a total cost of $7,200 at $300 per kWh.) Complementary policies to support electric vehicle deployment.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? How big a deal is that when we consider this high initial cost of electric vehicles? And so that's what we call "DC fast charging."

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? How big a deal is that when we consider this high initial cost of electric vehicles? And so that's what we call "DC fast charging."

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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While current state and federal measures are on target to reduce toxic diesel locomotive emissions 65% or more by 2020, additional measures recommended by ARB staff would ultimately provide up to 85% or greater emissions reductions within the rail yards over the same period, resulting in cleaner air for nearby residential neighborhoods as well.

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