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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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Battelle’s Transportation group will conduct the project as part of the National Connected Vehicle Program, a Federal Department of Transportation initiative to use technology to improve safety, mobility, and information sharing between vehicles and roadside equipment. —Ben Pierce, Battelle’s Project Manager.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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kg, enable the vehicle to travel a total of 594 km (369 miles) on a single charge, and it can reliably start in temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius. The next-generation Honda FCEV is anticipated to deliver a driving range of more than 300 miles (483 km) with a quick refueling time of about three minutes at a pressure of 70 MPa.

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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In 2009, the Obama administration launched the Car Allowance Rebate System, a program that was intended to not only stimulate spending, but also to improve energy efficiency and safety by encouraging people to upgrade to new cars. Overall, the average miles-per-gallon of the traded-in vehicles was 15.8,

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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The numerical part of the standard category, such as 20 in SULEV20, refers to the emission standard, in thousandths of a gram per mile. The basic structure of the standards includes two categories—passenger cars and light-duty trucks—that are consistent with federal categories for light-duty vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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High-Speed Rail Doesn’t Exist in America. Here’s What’s Being Developed.

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Under the Trump administration, high-speed rail is unlikely to receive additional support from the federal government. There should be a federal program, said Rick Harnish, executive director of the High Speed Rail Alliance. But the new trains top speed will be only 160 miles per hour. The fastest trains in the U.S.

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