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Motiv Power Systems delivering 7 electric walk-in vans to USPS as part of CARB program; deployment in Central Valley

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Motiv Power Systems (Motiv), a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty fleet chassis, has begun deliveries of Ford E-450-based all-electric walk-in vans to the United States Postal Service (USPS). The pilot program of seven Motiv-powered vans is slated for deployment in California’s Central Valley.

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ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

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Among the findings of the report, “HFC-134a phase-out in the Chinese light-duty motor vehicle sector”, was that, considering the social cost of CO 2 e, up to 1 trillion RMB in costs (US$150 billion) required to address climate change could be avoided through 2050 by transitioning to low-GWP alternative MACs.

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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

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In 2009, the number of private cars owned in China exceeded the United States, resulting in it being the world’s largest auto market. In its development of biofuel policy, China’s 10 th five-year plan (2001–2005) proposed a biofuel industry to utilize surplus grain stocks. million tons in 2008.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough moved back to the United States in 1986 and joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of mechanical engineering. The duo created a lithium-ion battery with lower voltage but also lower cost and greater safety. In 2010 Nissan used it in its Leaf electric car.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. million tons.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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LDVs accounted for 61% of all transportation energy consumption in the United States in 2012—8.4 Before the 2007 peak, travel behavior in the United States tracked closely with economic growth. The increasing fuel efficiency of LDVs can influence personal travel by lowering the marginal cost of driving per mile.

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U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

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These tradeoffs include the marginal reduction in the fuel economy standard, the cost of modifying vehicle footprint, the impact on vehicle fuel economy and other aspects of vehicle performance such as acceleration, and the resulting change in consumer demand. —Whitefoot and Skerlos. Whitefoot, Steven J. 2011.10.062.

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