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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University.

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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

Green Car Congress

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017.

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The Case for EV Charging in Every City - Big or Small

EV Connect

Not only that, a 2017 National Household Travel Survey shows that they consistently drive farther than urban residents. A 2017 U.S. during forecast period 2021-2027 Stanford University - A roadmap to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030 The New York Times - G.M.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University.

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Researchers develop effective exhaust catalyst for lower temperature exhaust

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Washington State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico have now devised a catalyst capable of reducing pollutants at the lower temperatures expected in advanced engines. Resources. Science doi: 10.1126/science.aao2109.

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Video Friday: Dronut

Cars That Think

We first met Cleo Robotics at CES 2017, when they were showing off a consumer prototype of their unique ducted-fan drone. They've just announced a new version which has been beefed up to do surveillance, and it is actually called the Dronut. ETH Zurich ] NTT DOCOMO, INC. Best not to think about it, probably. DeepRobotics ] More Baymax!

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JCESR team identifies new mechanism hampering Mg-ion batteries; unforeseen reactivity

Green Car Congress

The team included researchers from the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research at Berkeley Lab and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, together with scientists from the University of Maryland, and from the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology in China. Hahn, Qiang Liu, Kevin R. Zavadil, Bryan W.

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