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EPA nudges up volume of renewable fuel in final requirements for 2014-2016 under RFS

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Chip Bowling, president of the National Corn Growers Association, said that while his group was pleased to see the upward revision, “ the fact remains that any reduction in the statutory amount will have a negative impact on our economy, our energy security, and the environment. ”. Unfortunately, this final rule exacerbates the problem.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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Electrify America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. This service allows users to pick up and drop off a vehicle at any legal public parking spot, including metered locations, within a 13 sq. Projects include: CAR SHARING. mile “Home Zone.”

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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As an attorney, I represented a microwave-industry group in the ensuing legal dispute.). The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable. Those ubiquitous sideways-facing dishes on towers and buildings are fixed?microwave

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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Liter Partial Consent Decree entered by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Volkswagen Group of America created Electrify America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary headquartered in Reston, Virginia, to fulfill its Appendix C commitments.

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The technology behind Ford’s Lightweight Concept Vehicle; prospects for Mach-II with 50% mass reduction difficult

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Matt Zaluzec, Ford technical leader, Global Materials and Manufacturing Research, was the use of technologies that are targeting the use of mixed materials and that are available today. This will be street legal, but that’s it. [It] I think you will see a lot of smaller cars find weight savings with advanced high strength steel.

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Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

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The radar sensor is the basis for the Proximity Control Assist and Emergency Braking Assist already available today. The sensor and camera technology is active throughout the speed range from standstill to the legally permitted maximum truck speed of 80 km/h. guard rails or vegetation).

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