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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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The state of Oregon conducted a similar study completed in November 2007 and Iowa, Nevada and Texas are among several states currently researching mileage-based user fees. In 2007 the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $5 million from the trunk highway fund for the demonstration. —Cory Johnson, project manager.

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Clean Energy Expands Southern California LNG Truck Fueling Infrastructure

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We plan to connect this group of LNG fueling stations in Southern California to Northern California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The first, operational since December 2007, is located nearby in Carson, CA. Located on a 2.7-acre

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Levandowski joined Google in 2007 to launch StreetView—Google Maps with Street View lets you explore places around the world through 360-degree street-level imagery.). We’re not perfect; the technology is nowhere near ready. In 2009, Levandowski used an autonomous vehicle to deliver a pizza through the streets of San Francisco.

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Study finds Antarctic icebergs play a previously unknown role in global carbon cycle, climate

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The new results demonstrate that icebergs provide a connection between the geophysical and biological domains that directly affects the carbon cycle in the Southern Ocean, Marinelli added. These results are consistent with the growth of phytoplankton and the removal of carbon dioxide from the ocean.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. Introduced in 2007, Epoch is the cell control logic enabling integration of electronics, firmware and software. a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced ? She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. “It would help stabilize the energy flows, so you don’t come up against the limits of the grid.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 10, 2009 11:21 am Link Kaare- Lithium Ion batteries do not contain lead (unless it is in solder connections) and do not contain acid. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.

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