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Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

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The success of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles largely depends on more stations being available, including in neighborhoods and at work, so drivers can easily refuel. With H 2 FIRST, we’re definitely on the road to making that happen more quickly. —Daniel Dedrick, hydrogen program manager at Sandia.

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Study links air pollution to heightened risk of Type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese Latino children

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The children lived in neighborhoods that, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency, had excess nitrogen dioxide and PM 2.5. Scientists tracked the Los Angeles County children for an average of 3.5 The researchers adjusted for body fat and socioeconomic status.

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Worldwatch Institute study expects number of countries running high-speed rail nearly to double by 2014

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A 2006 study, High Speed Rail and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US , released by the Center for Neighborhood Technologies, found that HSR lines in Europe and Japan released 30-70 grams of carbon dioxide per passenger-kilometer, versus 150 grams for automobiles and 170 grams for airplanes. —Worldwatch Senior Researcher Michael Renner.

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Researchers Ask: If We Build Walkable Neighborhoods, Will People Walk?

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A team at the University of Alberta (Canada) is studying the factors that influence the decisions made by key stakeholders involved in neighborhood development. We asked about their definition of a healthy neighbourhood. They were also sceptical of the notion of “if you built it, they will walk.” Marianne Clark.

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Pike forecasts NEV market to remain small, although with double the growth rate of light-duty vehicles to 2017

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The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. Annual worldwide NEV sales by region, 2011–2017. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

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They used ordinary least squares (OLS) and negative binomial regressions to identify the definitive effect that income played in obtaining rebates.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

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Effective January 1, 2022, electric vehicles with final assembly* (see definition at the end) in China would no longer qualify for IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). Kandi also offers the two EVs as NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles) and those could end up being Kandi’s near-term focus instead. Kandi K27 – Source: Kandi.