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Initial results of 2-year US field study on Mileage-Based Road User Charge

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Researchers from the University of Iowa report the initial results of a 2-year field study evaluating the technical feasibility and user acceptance of mileage-based charging as a potential replacement for the current motor fuel tax in a paper in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.

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Senators Sanders, Boxer propose legislation to institute GHG price on large stationary sources and remove support for fossil fuel industries

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trillion in revenue over 10 years and reduce GHG emissions by approximately 20% from 2005 levels by 2025. Imported fuels and products would also be charged the same carbon fee that domestic fuels and products play, unless the exporting nation has similar climate program and already charges a fee on carbon.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. California has 16,549 public and nonresidential private-sector charging outlets—the most in the nation by far. This works out to 0.05

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Donaghy noted that Valence has shipped some 70 MWh of Li-ion battery capacity since 2005—equivalent to 200,000 batteries, or enough for 1,500 3.5 The two companies have had a relationship since 2005. Smith’s warranty for the battery system is five years or 1,000 charge cycles—whichever comes first. ton trucks. “ Mark Donaghy.

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