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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

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Tesla Supercharger (Source: Tesla) Many EV drivers carry over habits from driving gasoline cars when they charge EVs, but that leads to wasted time, inconvenience, and range anxiety, according to a new study. They interviewed EV users in both Sweden and the US and found unanticipated and previously unreported EV charging habits and ideas.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Of that, $26.5

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. of Delaware). from solar PV) to convert carbon dioxide into liquid alcohol fuels.

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Pennsylvania DEP awards more than $4.4M in alternative fuels grants to 12 projects; bulk for natural gas

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Waste Management of PA, Inc. will receive $400,000 for the construction of a compressed natural gas fueling station at its Delaware Valley North hauling facility in Bristol Borough. The fueling station will be used by Waste Management’s waste and recycling haulers and other local fleet operators.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Lithium- and Transition Metal-Free High-Energy Fast-Charging Batteries - $3,400,000. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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Delaware Valley. gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. Carolina Solar Center. Purchasing Agreements; train and deploy Energy Coaches who will work. directly with public and private fleets to assess and successfully implement. Regional Planning. Commission. North Carolina State. 500,000.

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Study: new international agreements needed to ensure sustainable supply of minerals and metals for low-carbon energy tech

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The amount of cobalt, copper, lithium, cadmium, and rare earth elements needed for solar photovoltaics, batteries, electric vehicle (EV) motors, wind turbines, fuel cells, and nuclear reactors will likely grow at a rapid pace in the upcoming years. For the same period, battery storage capacity needs to climb from 0.5