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New report showcases innovative finance tools to electrify truck, bus fleets; TCE Toolkit

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The authors proposed that policymakers, fleet owners, utilities and investors can use the TCE framework as a roadmap to accelerate demand for electric trucks and buses, while reducing barriers to investment. The solutions featured in this report will help catalyze the electric vehicle transformation. —“Financing the Transition”.

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Application process now open for 2015 BASF/VW “Science Award for Electrochemistry”

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The international Science Award for Electrochemistry supports outstanding work in natural and engineering science and aims to provide a stimulus for the development of high-capacity energy storage systems. The Science Award has been offered annually since 2012 and is aimed at scientists in the global academic research community.

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Report: New China Policies to Favor, Boost Domestic EVs

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A new plan from China’s government, anticipated to be unveiled in the next few months, will boost domestically-produced electric vehicles, according to a report in China Daily. The industry sources said that imported electric cars would have little hope of benefiting from the policy in the initial stages.

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EV Project collects more than 24 million miles of EV operating data since inception

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has collected more than 24 million miles of electric vehicle operating data since the inception of The EV Project in 2010. The electric fuel equivalent utilized by EV Project participants represents almost 1 million gallons of gasoline conserved by the use of electric vehicles. ECOtality, Inc. Earlier post.).

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EIA expects US motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts an increase in demand for petroleum products during the 2021 summer driving season as the impacts of COVID-19 diminish in the United States. EIA expects that coal used to generate electric power will increase by 13% to 495 MMst in 2021 and by 4% to 514 MMst in 2022.

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Younger auto debtors falling additional in the back of

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Hoenig informed Car Information in June that more youthful generations’ monetary problems stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The settingup of stimulus bills and debt forbearance techniques — specifically with pupil loans — stepped forward shopper credit score rankings, he stated.

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What Is Acoustic Vehicle Warning System & Its Importance on The Roads?

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The Acoustic Vehicle Warning System (AVAS) or PWS (Pedestrian Warning System) is required by law in all-electric vehicles. The primary purpose of AVAS is to alert surrounding pedestrians to reduce the risk of being driven over, as one of the key characteristics of electric vehicles until now has been their utter silence.