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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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The expansion will include on-site fueling stations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Between 2000 and the end of 2012, the UPS alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet logged 295 million miles. Currently, UPS operates LNG tractors in Las Vegas, Nev., Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Delphi Using $89.3M DOE Award to Support Expansion of Power Electronics Engineering and New Manufacturing Facility; First Products for Allison

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million award ( earlier post ) from the Department of Energy (DOE) to support expansion of its power electronics engineering capabilities as well as the establishment of a new manufacturing operation in Kokomo, Indiana. Since 2000, Delphi has been issued more than 100 patents in power electronics and advanced energy systems.

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Honda Transmission contracts with Juhl Wind for two utility-scale wind turbines at Ohio plant; up to 10% of electricity for operations

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This includes a 30% reduction in CO 2 emissions from Honda products, and significant CO 2 reductions from the company’s plants and other operations, compared with year 2000 levels. Globally, Honda has established voluntary goals to reduce the environmental impact of its products and manufacturing operations by 2020.

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. above the 1979-2000 average. Four of the seven states that make up the Central US (Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and West Virginia) experienced their coolest ever July in 115 years of records. million square miles during July.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. This scenario assumes that 100% of the study region’s vehicle fleet will be HEVs by 2050—half of which will be grid plug-in HEVs—but that the fleet will otherwise remain unchanged from 2000 in terms of its relative composition of different vehicle size classes. Stone et al.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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The US electrical power industry alone “is influenced by a variety of decision-makers, including over 200 investor-owned utilities, 10 federal power authorities, over 2000 publicly-owned utilities, about 900 rural electric cooperatives, seven RTOs [ Regional Transmission Organizations ], 48 state regulatory bodies [e.g.,

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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In January, EnerDel hosted a group of journalists at its Indiana facilities and provided a plant tour showcasing its cell manufacturing and pack assembly processes. Range in prices = $2000 - $2500. NK vehicle (figure 12) is expected to begin production in Elkhart County, Indiana with the EnerDel battery by early 2011. .

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