DOE releases Request for Information on EV-grid integration
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JUNE 16, 2021
The Energy Act of 2020 directed DOE to submit to Congress a “Vehicles to Grid Integration Assessment Report.”
The hour of auto retailing takes heart level on the Automobile Information Europe Congress
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MAY 28, 2023
As a part of the ANE Congress on June 13-14 in Paris, a panel of professionals will speak about the professionals and cons of the adjustments and serve an outline of what steps are being taken to form Europe’s automotive distribution ground extra sustainable.
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President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity
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JUNE 23, 2022
President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. He also called on states to suspend their state gas taxes as well or to find other ways to deliver some relief.
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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline
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MAY 18, 2023
The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. We poke fun at Congress, but to be fair, AM radio plays a vital role in disseminating safety alerts and other information across large geographic areas.
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69 DOE VTO requesting information regarding prevalence of and solutions to EV no-charge events
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) is issuing a Request for Information ( DE-FOA-0002797 ) regarding the prevalence of and solutions to electric vehicle (EV) no-charge events. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit input from industry (e.g.,
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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2019
Audi is introducing the vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) service “Traffic Light Information” in Europe. With the Traffic Light Information function, drivers are more in control. In the US capital alone, about 1,000 intersections are linked to the Traffic Light Information function. Stop-and-go traffic in cities is annoying.
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Audi extends Traffic Light Information to Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
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JULY 16, 2021
Audi is extending its Traffic Light Information (TLI) coverage to Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Audi first brought Traffic Light Information (TLI) to production vehicles in 2016, with just a handful of connected signals.
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Pirelli developing tires to use 5G to send information about road surface conditions
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Pirelli has developed intelligent tires that use the 5G network to transmit information regarding the road surface. This information will enable the car to adapt its control and driving assistance systems, greatly improving the level of safety, comfort and performance.
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Applied Information announces full C-V2X roadside and onboard units; upgrade to 5G, DSRC buy-back program
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Applied Information, Inc., —Bryan Mulligan, President of Applied Information. The company also announced it would buy installed Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) RSUs from roadway operators, which were made obsolete by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of any upgrade to C-V2X.
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Volkswagen Group to support Hamburg, ITS Germany in hosting of 2021 World Congress for ITS; projects beginning now
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
The Volkswagen Group will support Hamburg and ITS Germany in 2021 for hosting the World Congress for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as a main partner and chair of the Host Organizing Committee. Using smart algorithms, additional information and services will be provided for the citizens and administration of Hamburg.
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Audi of America expands Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA)
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Audi of America announced an expansion of Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA), another industry first in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies from the brand. Today, more than 4,700 intersections support both the “time-to-green” and GLOSA functionalities.
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305 Mercedes-Benz researching “informed trust” of autonomous vehicles
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Mercedes-Benz is conducting research into this “informed trust” with the help of the “cooperative car”. Turquoise lights on the roof indicate autonomous driving mode, and provide information on what happens next. 360-degree light signalling is particularly important when it comes to keeping pedestrians informed. communication.
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DOE issues request for information on materials that withstand harsh environments
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2020
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a request for information (RFI) about advances in components, systems, and products that can withstand harsh environments and extended service lifetimes. ( DE-FOA-0002385 ). Very high temperature environments. High mechanical wear / stress conditions. Alloy embrittlement conditions.
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Quantum Information Edge alliance launches to accelerate quantum computing R&D
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2020
A nationwide alliance of national labs, universities, and industry launched in December to advance the frontiers of quantum computing systems designed to solve urgent scientific challenges and maintain US leadership in next-generation information technology.
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Honda to showcase new connected car and automated driving technologies at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit; driver-to-driver “virtual tow”
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
Honda will showcase several of its latest developments in intelligent transportation technology at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, 7-11 September. Upon receiving the detailed information the trailing vehicle can perform an automated lane change and continue smooth driving without interruption. Click to enlarge.
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Model predicts lane changes, could inform driver-assist systems
Green Car Congress
JULY 5, 2021
To inform the model, Zhao began compiling data from every scenario in which one of those vehicles was following no more than 400 feet, or 3.5 The LCCF model is based on Gaussian-mixture-based hidden Markov model theory and is disaggregated into two processes: LCCF association and LCCF dissociation. —Zhao et al.
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186 Up-to-date information on the rebound in flying in the United States
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JUNE 14, 2021
This is the case because (1) the TSA data include screenings for international trips, (2) the TSA data do not include information about the length of each trip, and (3) the trips with multiple legs (and thus with possibly multiple screenings) might have been affected differently than nonstop trips.
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Up-to-date information on the rebound in flying in the United States
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JULY 22, 2021
This is the case because (1) the TSA data include screenings for international trips, (2) the TSA data do not include information about the length of each trip, and (3) the trips with multiple legs (and thus with possibly multiple screenings) might have been affected differently than nonstop trips.
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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2012
The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. The lights transmit information about their switching sequences. With strategic routing, the BMW Group is working together with cities to make. Traffic light assistant.
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Audi, Applied Information & Temple launch C-V2X school safety development program; Audi e-tron equipped with prototype tech
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Audi of America, Applied Information, and Temple, Inc., Applied Information plans to supply the school bus OBU and school beacon RSUs, which Temple will deploy. The signals help optimize green light timing and traffic flow as well as Traffic Light Information equipped in many Audi vehicles currently on sale.
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186 Toyota to launch new “Big Data Traffic Information Service” in Japan
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2013
T-Probe traffic information (Traffic congestion status shown with color coding). Based on such data, traffic information, statistics and other related information can be provided to local governments and businesses to aid traffic flow improvement, provide map information services, and assist disaster relief measures.
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Information from November on the rebound in flying and driving
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. Among the variables included in my ongoing monthly monitoring of key transportation indexes are passenger miles for domestic flying and total road vehicle miles traveled.
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Buick debuts V2X technology in China; first V2X vehicle to roll out by year end
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
When deployed at scale, it will enable vehicles to communicate with one another as well as the traffic infrastructure by sending and receiving basic safety information such as location, speed, braking status and directions. V2X technology has a crucial role to play in improving safety and reducing traffic congestion.
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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2022
(The Wilson Center’s Latin American Program published a piece in February 2022 that provides an informative backgrounder on Bolivia’s travails in this area.
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EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2012
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. —Report to Congress on Black Carbon. —Report to Congress. Source: EPA.
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Ford and PlugShare partner on real-time charging station information
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Ford is partnering with PlugShare, an aggregator of public charge stations, to provide real-time charge station information to drivers of Ford’s plug-in vehicles. Ford’s MyFord Mobile smartphone app and Web portal now features a charging station finder powered by PlugShare.com.
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EPA denying petitions for small refinery RFS exemptions for past compliance years
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Congress created three classes of exemptions from the RFS program for “small refiner[ies],” which are defined as refineries with crude oil throughput averaging 75,000 barrels or less per day for a calendar year. Congress granted all small refineries a blanket exemption from the RFS program until 2011.
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186 EPA Formally Requests Information About Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued voluntary information requests to nine natural gas service companies regarding the process known as hydraulic fracturing. This information will be used as the basis for gathering further detailed information on a representative selection of sites.
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170 NuScale Power receives US NRC design approval for small modular reactor
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2020
Additionally, the cost-shared funding provided by Congress over the past several years has accelerated NuScale’s advancement through the NRC Design Certification process. This is what DOE’s SMR Program was created to do, and our success is credited to strong bipartisan support from Congress. 462d2e7525572b918499ca7991022944. -->.
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bp and Pure Planet launch new digital carbon-information services for householders and motorists
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2021
In the UK, 100% renewable energy supplier Pure Planet and bp launched a new digital service that allows households and drivers of gasoline, diesel and electric cars to see accurately the financial cost and the emissions of their personal energy use. The new service is free to all Pure Planet Members on their app and gives users.
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Automakers, fix retail outlets collision unutilized right-to-repair do business in protecting telematics information
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JULY 11, 2023
That get admission to additionally applies to telematics information had to diagnose and service a automobile, if now not in a different way to be had. have access to the same repair and diagnostic information provided to auto dealers. “Auto repairers across the U.S. It’s not just automakers who say this.
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40 UK LowCVP calls for closer integration of life-cycle assessment to inform technology choices in automotive sector
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Consequently, the UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is calling for the development and introduction of a life-cycle CO 2 metric to better inform policy.
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Blue Bird, Fulton Co. Schools join Audi, Applied Information on connected vehicle deployment to boost school bus and school zone safety
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2021
one of the largest school bus makers in the US, has joined a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Audi of America, Applied Information, and Temple, Inc., Blue Bird Corp., to deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology aimed at helping reduce vehicle hazards that school children face every year.
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BMW offering Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI)
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2011
BMW is offering an advanced traffic information system that gives fast, accurate and reliable data about road conditions. Real-Time Traffic Information. Currently, BMW owners have to rely on the radio-based Traffic Message Channel (TMC) for information on traffic disruptions. Click to enlarge.
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236 DOE releases request for information on multi-sector uses of hydrogen; H2@Scale
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2018
At the H2@ Scale project ( earlier post ) kickoff meeting in Chicago, EERE’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Steven Chalk announced the release of a request for information (RFI) soliciting stakeholder feedback on opportunities to enable high volume production and multi-sector use of hydrogen.
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199 Audi says traffic light information system production ready; potential for 15% reduction in CO2 emissions
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2014
Audi says that its Online traffic light information system, demonstrated in an Audi A6 as part of a technology display at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas, is production ready and could be fitted to every Audi model in the range subject to the necessary government legislation.
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National Academies report: environmental resilience of transportation infrastructure should be assessed for all federally funded projects
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2021
According to Investing in Transportation Resilience: A Framework for Informed Choices , the US Department of Transportation should promote the inclusion of resilience benefits into its benefit-cost analysis (BCA) for project justifications.
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170 Audi introducing first vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) service: Traffic light information system
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 15, 2016
Audi of America, in conjunction with Traffic Technology Services (TTS), will launch the first vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) driver assistance system—Traffic light information—on select 2017 Audi Q7, A4 and A4 allroad models this fall. This feature represents Audi’s first step in vehicle-to-infrastructure integration.
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Volkswagen Dynamic Road Sign Display delivers current speed limit information in real time
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2016
The driver is provided with up-to-date information. To make sure that the information is as accurate as possible, the on-board computer compares three sources: traffic signs detected by the camera; information from the navigation device; and current vehicle data.
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GM demonstrating embedded and smartphone implementations of V2X communications at ITS World Congress
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 18, 2011
General Motors is demonstrating a set of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V, or vehicle-to-car V2C) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications (collectively, V2X) systems this week at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Orlando. These systems can provide critical information using basic location data. Earlier post.).
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218 Audi launches Traffic Light Information V2I service in the US starting in Las Vegas
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2016
Audi is the first manufacturer to launch Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) technology in the US, with the deployment of Traffic Light Information in select 2017 Audi A4, Q7 and allroad models in Las Vegas. This “time-to-green” feature will be the first feature to leverage the Audi Traffic Light Information service. Earlier post.).
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DOE issues request for information for Grand Challenges in Subsurface Engineering
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for information for Grand Challenges in Subsurface Engineering ( DE-FOA-0001135 ). Data telemetry methods for transmission of downhole information to the surface continuously, over long time durations (years). Engage industry stakeholders operating in the subsurface.
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244 DOE requests information on biofuels & bioproducts process pilot verification capabilities
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 13, 2016
This information will be used to assess existing capabilities that could be leveraged to perform process verifications and determine the gaps of such an inventory. or greater tons of dry biomass input per day. The RFI includes questions in six categories: Technology Pathway.
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Volkswagen acquiring 75.1% majority stake in WirelessCar from Volvo Information Technology AB
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2018
The Volkswagen Group is acquiring a 75.1% majority stake in the Swedish telematics specialist WirelessCar from Volvo with a view to making further advances in fleet connectivity. The sales price amounts to SEK 1.1 billion (US$122 million).
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