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Washington state legislature approves $16.9B transportation package; targeting all new cars to be electric with MY 2030

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The Washington State Legislature has passed the $16.9-billion, billion, 16-year Move Ahead Washington transportation package. Passage of Move Ahead Washington marks the first time since 2015 that a transportation package has passed the Legislature. Notable investments include: $5.4 3 billion for public transportation.

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DOE estimates EV battery pack costs in 2022 nearly 90% lower than in 2008

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2008–2015 – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, p. Sources: 2018–2022 – US DOE, Vehicle Technologies Office, using Argonne National Laboratory’s BatPaC: Battery Manufacturing Cost Estimation Tool.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015. and ozone worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015, equivalent to 11.7% million years of life lost and approximately $1 trillion (2015 US$) in health damages globally in 2015. and ozone deaths in 2015, broken out by subsector.

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US added almost 330K new diesel cars and SUVs in 2015

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The US added 329,700 new diesel vehicles in 2015. increase in the number of registered diesel cars and SUVs in 2015, according to a Diesel Technology Forum analysis of the latest Vehicles in Operation (VIO) data compiled by IHS Automotive. million in 2015—an increase of 329,700 over 2014. million during the same period.

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DOE: California had highest concentration of plug-in vehicles relative to population in US in 2015: 4.68 PEVs/1,000 people

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In 2015, only five states had more than two plug-in vehicles (PEVs) registered per 1,000 people, according to figures compiled by the US Department of Energy (DOE). PEVs per 1,000 people followed by Washington, Georgia, and Oregon with 2.32, 2.20 PEVs per 1,000 people followed by Washington, Georgia, and Oregon with 2.32, 2.20

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DOE awards Group14 Technologies $3.96M as Energy Storage Grand Challenge winner; nano-silicon within an engineered carbon scaffold

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Founded in 2015 as a spin-off from EnerG2, Group14 has developed a new elemental approach to produce ultra-high purity, high capacity silicon-carbon compound materials at low-cost to power the electrified world. In the meantime, Group14 is working toward completing its new North American commercial facility in Washington.

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BMW i3 Dealers, 2015 Ford Expedition EcoBoost, WA Electric Highway: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Ford Expedition gets a downsized EcoBoost V-6, dealers training to sell the 2014 BMW i3 electric car is called into question, and fees will start April 1 on Washington state''s electric highway. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What do Tesla Motors, Cadillac, and Hyundai have in common?

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