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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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UPS announced an update to 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric delivery trucks that improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however. In March of 2015, AMP formally changed its name to Workhorse Group Incorporated.

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NSC: US motor vehicle fatalities up 9% in 1H 2016; trending toward deadliest driving year since 2007

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Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council (NSC) indicate motor vehicle deaths were 9% higher through the first six months of 2016 than in 2015, and 18% higher than two years ago at the six month mark. Average gas prices for the first six months of this year were 16% lower than 2015 levels, helping to fuel a 3.3%

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USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

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In May 2015, USDA announced the availability of $100 million in grants through the BIP, and that to apply states and private partners match the federal funding by a 1:1 ratio. With the matching commitments by state and private entities, the BIP is investing a total of $210 million to strengthen the rural economy.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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The California ARB is in the process of redesigning its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program to affect the 2015+ model years, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gases as well as criteria pollutants, and with an emphasis on plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.). Michael O’Brien.

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Virginia Tech team engineers optimized synthetic enzymatic pathway for high-yield production of H2 directly from biomass

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In an open access paper describing the technology published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the team suggests that distributed hydrogen production based on evenly distributed less-costly biomass could accelerate the implementation of a hydrogen economy. source: Rollins et al. Chandrayan, Chang-Hao Wu, Michael W.

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CMU team finds regional temperature differences have significant impact on EV efficiency, range and emissions

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Air conditioning (A/C) use during hot days is an important factor affecting the fuel economy in all types of vehicles, since A/C is the largest auxiliary load in many vehicles. For grid emission factors, they used a recent analysis by Graff Zivin et al. —Yuksel and Michalek. Graff Zivin, J.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The buses will be deployed on the Bus Rapid Transit Florida Boulevard, and Plank Road Routes and the newly planned North Baton Rouge HUB facility allowing several options for expansion. City of Tallahassee.

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