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CALSTART white paper shows nationwide tech supplier industry ready to support more efficient heavy-duty trucks and buses

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A new high-level white-paper from clean transportation industry group CALSTART shows that US companies that develop and manufacture high-efficiency, low-carbon technologies for heavy-duty vehicles are ready to support more efficient trucks and buses. Our industry can meet aggressive efficiency targets at affordable prices.

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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

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A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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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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NAATBatt Coalition recommends deployment of up to 300 GWh of distributed energy storage systems by 2022

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A coalition of 13 leading industrial companies and electric utilities, including General Motors Company, The Dow Chemical Company and Duke Energy, issued a white paper recommending the installation of up to 300 GWh of distributed energy storage (DES) systems around the country by 2022. value proposition.

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Southern California Edison introduces clean energy proposal to meet state’s climate, air quality goals; >7M EVs (24%) by 2030

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SCE describes its Clean Power and Electrification Pathway in a white paper. The company found that the clean power and electrification path is the most affordable and feasible approach to reaching California’s climate and air quality goals.

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State Insurance Regulators Adopt Climate Risk Disclosure Requirement for Insurance Companies

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The annual disclosures are designed to provide transparency regarding the potential impacts of climate change on the solvency of insurance companies as well as the affordability of future insurance policies.

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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., State and federal public officials should resist the temptation to pick winners and losers, to let politics and fads enter the debate, or to engage in centralized planning in a highly complex industry.

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