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GAO: US government obligated $1.3+ billion in 39 battery and energy storage initiatives from FY 2009-2012; fragmented but not duplicative

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Federal Agency Battery and Energy Storage Initiatives and Funding Obligations, Fiscal Years 2009. GAO was asked to: identify the scope and key characteristics of federal battery and energy storage initiatives; determine the extent to which there is potential fragmentation, overlap, or duplication, if any, among these initiatives; and.

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Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

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US President Joe Biden announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52% reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2030. Source: EPA “Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks”. or 5,769 MMT CO 2 Eq. after accounting for sequestration from the land sector.

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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ISE Corp. Introduces CNG Series Hybrid System for Transit Buses

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In addition, ISE’s CNG Hybrid System will fully comply with EPA 2010 standards for NO x and particulate emissions (PM) without the added cost and complexity of today's diesel exhaust aftertreatment systems. Long Life Energy Storage. —Senior VP of Sales and Marketing Alex Bernasconi.

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CMU team details impact of regional and drive-cycle variations on degradation of a PHEV battery pack

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The battery industry traditionally defines end-of-life (EOL) as the point where the battery’s energy storage capacity drops by 20% of its initial value—indicated by the solid horizontal black line on the first two charts. (a) Effect of air cooling on capacity fade and battery life when annual miles driven are 14,700 miles.

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US House Passes $2.85B Bill for Advanced Technology Vehicle RD from 2010-2014

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The target is vehicles capable of achieving energy efficiencies significantly greater than required under current and pending Federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. EPA and NHTSA just released their joint proposed rulemaking for an average 250g/mile CO 2 and 34.1 billion, the bill specifies $1.1

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DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

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Energy storage systems. A range of advanced technologies developed under Topic Areas 1-4 will be deployed on a truck to demonstrate improvements in vehicle fuel economy and emissions reduction using one of the following approaches: modifying/utilizing an existing “off-the-shelf” or prototype truck; or building a full prototype truck.

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