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Washington governor vetoes legislation mandating all-electric new LDV sales by 2030

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On Thursday, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee vetoed legislation that would have set the first state-legislated 2030 phaseout target for automotive combustion engines in the country. Electric was defined as vehicles that use energy stored in rechargeable battery packs or in hydrogen and which rely solely on electric motors for propulsion.

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NTSB shares concerns about heavy electric vehicles like the Hummer EV

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Homendy shared some of her issues with electric vehicles during a speech in Washington to the Transportation Research Board. The NTSB official added that electric vehicles such as the Ford F-150 Lightning and Volvo XC40 Recharge are heavier than their combustion-powered counterparts. On Wednesday, 15th NTSB Chair Jennifer L.

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Hertz on Demand and IBM partner on smart charging pilot

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The companies are using this program as a field test to gauge acceptance and practicability of the electric vehicle and the intelligent recharging infrastructure usage. available to the public in New York, Washington, D.C. Furthermore, the software balances demand and availability of electricity power to prevent load peaks.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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Lead organization. Washington University. Washington University in St. Lead organization. Rechargeable Multivalent Batteries from Common Metals. Pellion will develop a rechargeable battery for electric vehicles that has the potential to travel three times the distance of. Description. Research Center.

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CES 2023 Preview: A Stick-on-the-Wall TV, A Covid Breath Test, and More

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Carbon nanotubes for touch-free presence sensing Somalytics claims its paper-based, carbon-nanotube sensors, developed by University of Washington researchers in collaboration with CoMotion , can detect the presence of human tissue up to 20 centimeters away. It claims a two-and-a-half-year battery life with no recharging.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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Helion Energy Fusion startups Zap Energy and Helion Energy have big ambitions and relatively modest facilities in Everett, Washington, better known as the site where Boeing employs 30,000 people in one of the world’s largest manufacturing facilities. and Group14 Technologies in Woodinville, Washington.

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