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Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics expand public road testing in the US for automated truck technology

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Initial public road testing started in southwest Virginia last year, where Torc is headquartered. The Autonomous Technology Group will continue to test the next generation of automated driving software in Virginia and will add the upcoming new routes to the data collecting. and in Stuttgart, Germany.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Volkswagen Group of America has created Electrify America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary headquartered in Reston, Virginia, to fulfill its Appendix C commitments. First tranche. personnel, other business expenses).

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

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Greater Portland. the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia will develop. recommendations for uniform fire and building codes for alternative. Oklahoma, will recommend building codes to accommodate alternative. fueling stations; create a guide for building compressed natural gas and. Council of.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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Lockheed Martin MS2 (Manassas, Virginia) will validate the ability to numerically model the dynamic interactions between a large cold water pipe and a floating ocean thermal energy conversion platform in various meteorological and ocean conditions. DOE Funding: $2,400,000. Total Project Value: $4,000,000. DOE Funding: $240,000.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Outfitting of a high-volume manufacturing facility to build DC Bus Capacitors for the electric drive vehicle industry. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. West Virginia University (NAFTC). Commonwealth of Virginia and Neighboring Mid-Atlantic States. Powerex, Inc. Technology.

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

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Volkswagen Group of America created Electrify America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary headquartered in Reston, Virginia, to fulfill its Appendix C commitments. Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors.

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EPA Study Finds Residential Construction Trends in US Metropolitan Regions Showing Substantial Shift, But Falling Short of Reshaping Sprawl

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In more than half of the largest metropolitan areas, urban core communities have significantly increased their share of new residential building permits. In other regions, central cities have increased their relative share of building permits, but still account for a small overall share at the regional level.

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