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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013. Nissan LEAF sales in the United States are up by 335% year-over-year since the launch of the enhanced 2013 model in March. Nissan has sold 11,703 LEAFs in the US during the first 7 months of 2013—an increase of 230% from the 3,543 units for the same period in 2012. Earlier post.)

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DOE to provide up to half the cost of NuScale small modular reactor project

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The award follows a funding opportunity announcement in March 2013. The project will be based in Oregon and will support additional suppliers and operations in California, Idaho, Washington, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Kansas, Texas and Maryland. Earlier post.).

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Honda introduces HondaLink connected car system and HondaLink EV

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Honda unveiled HondaLink, a new in-vehicle connectivity system that will debut this fall on the ninth-generation 2013 Honda Accord. HondaLink EV will launch with the Fit EV, which will be available for lease in California and Oregon beginning on 20 July 2012.

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BP to sell Carson refinery and ARCO retail network in US Southwest to Tesoro for $2.5B

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The closing is expected to happen before mid-2013. A 420MW cogeneration facility located on-site, of which BP has 51% ownership, provides electricity to the Southern California Edison electrical grid. This is part of the previously announced program to divest $38 billion of assets by the end of 2013. million gallons/day.

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ICCT: available low-carbon fuels can reduce CI of on-road transportation fuels in Pacific Coast region by 14%–21% by 2030

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A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and E4tech finds that the targets adopted or proposed by British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels can be met with a range of low-carbon fuel options. Click to enlarge. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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annual growth from 2013 to 2025 to meet its goal. But with a 53% increase in growth from 2013-2017, the annual growth rate required to meet the ZEV goal from 2017 on has decreased to 20% annually. of the MoU goal, followed by Oregon with 10%. Grid overload is another concern. ZEV sales increased 29.1%

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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The greatest hydropower potential was found in western US states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. GW; NHAAP, 2013). TWh/year, roughly 128% of the average 2002–2011 net annual generation from existing plants (272 TWh/year; EIA, 2013). GW, slightly lower than the current existing U.S.

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