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Daimler Trucks North America’s complete MY 2013 medium- and heavy-duty vehicle lineup certified GHG14-compliant

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Daimler subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as fully compliant with the new “Greenhouse Gas 2014” (GHG14) regulation ( earlier post ) for its complete product portfolio of model year 2013 long-distance haulage, medium-duty, construction and municipal vehicles.

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Ford to offer new diesel engine option in new Transit van; new Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Cost Calculator

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Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. For example, the tool can demonstrate how operating an electric vehicle in Portland, Ore., EcoBoost V6. Earlier post.)

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

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BED offers an additional $500 per installed charger to help cover the installation costs of each station if the owner agrees to make it publicly available from 9am – 5pm. Since 2013, Abstract Ocean has collaborated with fellow Tesla owners to help enhance an already amazing vehicle. Abstract Ocean. Photo Credit: Stephanie Harbin.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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(Boston, Massachusetts) will develop a cost-effective, high efficiency, power take-off system for a wave energy converter, a mechanism to convert water’s mechanical energy into usable electricity. The project will assess the cost of manufacturing these systems at various scales. DOE Funding: $160,000. Total Project Value: $200,000.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Portland General Electric. A multi-partner team, led by PNNL as part of the Battery500 research consortium, will receive an award of up to $10 million per year for five years to drive progress on DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of vehicle battery technologies. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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The company was purchased by Avis in 2013 and operates as a subsidiary of the traditional car rental company. The service allows members to avoid the fixed costs of car ownership as well as parking charges, fuel costs, or recurring annual fees. Zipcar Zipcar bills itself as the world’s largest car sharing service.

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Sandia study finds fuel cell barges may be attractive lower-cost cold-ironing solution for some types of vessels at some ports

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Credit: Pratt and Harris (2013). Ironically, however, the applicability for these vessels would be when they are visiting ports outside of California (such as Portland (OR), and Tacoma and Seattle (WA)) since the major California ports are currently installing grid-supplied shore power capability at all container terminals.

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