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ARB Staff Posts Expert Review Reports of the ZEV Technical Analysis

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ARB staff then published a white paper summarizing possible changes to the ZEV regulation along with attachments on ZEV technology status; a 2050 GHG analysis; and complimentary policies. The annual ZEV sales between 2015 and 2025 required to get on a “very fast” (scen 2) or “fast” (scen 1) trajectory are listed on p.

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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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Going forward, city-specific total cost of ownership analysis that sums up the above factors would be an important follow-on to this study. Nic Lutsey, Stephanie Searle, Sarah Chambliss, Anup Bandivadekar (2015) “ Assessment of Leading Electric Vehicle Promotion Activities in United States Cities ”. —Lutsey et al.

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Study: natural gas heavy-duty trucking fleet could benefit economy, but has mixed environmental effects

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Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University. Trucking ”.

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California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

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Decisions on the rulemaking are intended to prepare the electric infrastructure for the early market of PEVs (2010-2015). Should the market for PEVs fail to meet the CCEF goal, infrastructure investments required to support vehicle charging under consideration in the CPUC rulemaking may result in stranded infrastructure costs.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. The service allows members to avoid the fixed costs of car ownership as well as parking charges, fuel costs, or recurring annual fees. RelayRides changed its name to Turo in 2015 and has been described as an “Airbnb for real peoples’ cars.”

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EPRI study finds US energy storage market could be as large as 16 GW of capacity if systems can meet $700–$750/kWh and all benefits can be monetized

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The analysis compared the present value of benefits with the estimated costs for energy storage systems installed in various regions across the US. There are a wide range of potential benefits for energy storage applications and when aggregated, these benefits can justify the costs of installing storage in many places.

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