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Three coming DOE funding opportunities for sustainable transportation technologies

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy intends to issue three sustainable transportation technologies funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in Spring 2021.

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CARB designing Sustainable Transportation Equity Project

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is designing the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project Program, and will hold its second program design workgroup in Los Angeles later this month.

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CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

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The California Air Resources Board last week approved the final proposed 2022 Scoping Plan ( earlier post ), a roadmap to reduce demand for petroleum by 94%, cut air pollution by 71%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85%, and reach carbon neutrality by 2045.

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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Such vehicles, if electrified, offer great emissions savings over vehicles driven less often and charged mostly at night. The study was funded by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, which is supported by the UA Department of Transportation through the University Transportation Centers program.

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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Yet current transport patterns, based primarily on private motorised vehicles, generates many social, environmental and economic costs, accounting for more than half of global liquid fossil fuel consumption and nearly a quarter of the world's energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (IEA, 2009).

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DOE awards $5M to Achates Power to develop next-generation medium-duty opposed-piston engine for commercial vehicles

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This new project will create and test designs that increase fuel efficiency and minimize the criteria emissions from Class 3-6 opposed-piston engines with a particular emphasis on two- and four-cylinder opposed-piston engine variants. ITCA will provide vehicle and engine requirements and benchmark information. Earlier post.)

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Cemex Germany strengthens EV fleet with iONTRON ready-mix trucks from Putzmeister

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Cemex Germany continues to invest in more sustainable transport for its products. The iONTRON eMixer is fully electrically powered, reducing carbon emissions by up to 100% depending on the local electricity mix. They will be used in the ready-mix concrete plants in Spandau and Hohenschönhausen.

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