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How EV adoption is soaring in unlikely circumstances, and what could make it better

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How this optimism remains was examined in a recent white paper from Cox Automotive , which outlined how EVs continue to defy all odds and gain market share, despite monumental challenges standing in the sector’s way. ” Consumers want affordable and they want it now. EV Adoption grows despite rough conditions.

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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

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In a white paper released at a National Press Club briefing, Secretary Mineta detailed his support for such policies—i.e., The federal government is pushing their fleet-procurement decisions almost completely to EVs and hybrids irrespective of costs. They determined that only 3.9 million hybrids and 1.3

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WattEV aims to operate 12,000 electric trucks-as-a-service and a charging network to support them by 2030

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Electrifying commercial vehicles is a critical part of reducing emissions, so it’s frustrating that the pace of fleet electrification has been so slow. Viable commercial EVs have been around for years, but fleet operators insisted on conducting years-long pilots to prove their reliability. Is it all designed and planned out?

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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Such plants make up less than half of the existing fleet. A fleet-wide, detailed inventory of plants and sites is urgently needed to determine which plants are suitable for retrofitting, rebuilding or repowering or for partial CO 2 capture solutions tailored to the current plant configuration. Summary of symposium report.

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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. PEV makers pursue revenue beyond vehicle sales. million tons.

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