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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Optimization and Evaluation of Energy Savings for Connected and Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles. Improving Freight Efficiency via a Learning-Based Optimal Freight Management System using Connectivity and Automation.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. “DUSST”: NREL’s Low Maintenance Soiling Station, $50,000 Atonometrics Inc., Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Madison, Wis. Amesbury, Mass. El Centro, Calif.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

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ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 Level II (220 – 240 volts) public and private ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011 to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Orlando, Fla.; Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington DC.

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This Axial-Flux Motor With a PCB Stator Is Ripe for an Electrified World

Cars That Think

My company, Infinitum Electric , of Austin, Texas, has developed a PCB stator motor that fits a wide variety of purposes. We instead have each layer carry only one electrical phase, and we minimize the number of connections between layers. Connecting in parallel is better for low-voltage applications, such as in an auxiliary EV motor.

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Austin’s CapMetro contracts with New Flyer for up to 171 electric buses and 427 chargers

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Austin, Texas transit operator Capital Metro Transportation Authority has awarded NFI subsidiary New Flyer of America Inc. CapMetro is Austin’s public transportation provider, delivering more than 20 million annual trips through bus, paratransit, and commuter rail services.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Lyft claims it is the fastest-growing ride share service and is available in 190 cities worldwide.

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ARPA-E selects 13 projects for $30M in awards to advance natural gas vehicle technologies

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Electromechanics - University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas at Austin will develop an at-home. Unlike current four-piston compressors, UT Austin’s. Drivers will be able to connect their vehicle to any natural gas. be virtually maintenance-free. Lead organization. Description. Center for. Compressor.

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