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Eleven states currently assess fees on electric vehicle owners in lieu of traditional fuel taxes, according to the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Highway maintenance has traditionally been funded from a combination of Federal and state taxes collected at the fuel pump. Because EVs do not refuel at pumps that collect state and Federal fuel taxes, they do not contribute to the upkeep of the highways.

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From carmakers and politicians to enthusiastic owners, there are many groups pushing for greater electric-car adoption. But more often that not, the dealers that actually sell the majority of electric cars aren't so interested. Over the past few years, buyers have grumbled about the experience at traditional dealers that sell electric cars.

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As the UN climate conference COP21 opened in Paris, Bill Gates announced the formation of the “ Breakthrough energy coalition ”, an investment grouping of global billionaires focused on developing the technologies that will create a new zero-carbon energy mix. While governments play the key role in large-scale funding commitments for basic and applied research, the coalition says in the “Principles” section of its website, current governmental funding levels for clean energy are insufficient to

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The Volkswagen Phaeton luxury sedan hasn't been sold in the U.S. in years, but if it does return, it will have an electric powertrain. Volkswagen's Board of Management mentioned an electric Phaeton in an announcement on the company's near-term strategy last month. The company did not discuss a production timeline, but now a new report claims the.

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Researchers at Stanford, with colleagues at University College Cork in Ireland, have shown how to increase the power of corrosion-resistant solar cells, setting a record for solar energy output under water. Instead of pumping electricity into the grid, the power these cells produce would be used in the production of solar fuels. This new work, published in Nature Materials , was led by Stanford materials scientist Paul McIntyre, whose lab has been a pioneer in the field of artificial photosynthe

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Today, Tesla uses customized Model X and Model S electric cars to reach out to veterans, startup Faraday Future says it will unveil an electric car concept at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, and an electric Volkswagen Phaeton could borrow from Audi's electric SUV. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Check out the custom Tesla Model X and.

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Lear Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems, has acqui red Arada Systems, a Troy, Michigan-based automotive technology company that specializes in Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2X) communications. Lear is a leader in managing power and distributing signals within a vehicle.

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UK-based Emissions Analytics, a specialist in real-world, on-road vehicle emissions measurement and analysis, plans to launch a new initiative in 2016 to help consumers, policy makers and vehicle manufacturers better understand the real-world emissions of NO x from new cars. The accreditation scheme will assess cars using objective performance criteria, recognizing the best performers in emission levels through the ratings awarded.

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NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden) has entered a strategic cooperation with Renesas Electronics for new energy vehicles in China. Based on NEVS’ EV-optimized automotive architecture and Renesas Electronics’ mature technology system, the two parties will develop system solutions tailor-made for new energy vehicles. NEVS has a long-term commitment to the Chinese market and we are dedicated to work with partners who share our vision of shaping mobility for a more sustainable future.

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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have introduced a new method for making transparent, dirt-repellant coatings that can be applied very quickly and easily. The coatings repel both water and oily liquids and are stable at higher pressures and temperatures. A paper on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Research into surfaces that repel liquids has been ongoing for decades.

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SEAT has developed the Parkfinder app, which indicates where there is available street parking thanks to data gathered via Barcelona's iCity platform. Drivers simply enter where they are headed, or once at their location, ask the app where there is available parking. As any other iCity Project App, it can be used in every European Country as long as it has opened its Information System to the iCity Project. iCity Project started in January 2012 when the cities of Barcelona, Genoa and Bologna sta

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Researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany report on their evaluation of two possible future biofuels—tailor-made from biomass—in a paper in the journal Fuel. The team investigated the use of 2-butanone (also referred to as methyl ethyl ketone, MEK) and 2-methylfuran, both of which had been identified within the Cluster of Excellence “Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass” ( TMFB ) ( earlier post ).

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