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NHTSA: US traffic fatalities increased 3.3% in 2012

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p> Highway deaths in the US increased to 33,561 in 2012—1,082 more (3.3%) than in 2011, according to the 2012 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Americans drove approximately the same amount of miles in 2012 as in the previous year.

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Nissan launching upgraded 2012 LEAF in new US markets

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is expanding availability of the all-electric Nissan LEAF to US consumers, upgraded for the 2012 model year. Equipped with additional standard equipment including quick charging and cold-weather features, the 2012 LEAF now will also be available for order in the Southeastern United States and Illinois. Nissan North America Inc.

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Georgia Tech life-cycle study finds TCO of medium-duty electric and diesel delivery trucks similar; electric life-cycle energy use and GHG lower than diesel

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2012 and the 2025 projected US average electricity mix. 2012 US electricity mix, electric trucks have an energy efficiency advantage in most parts of the US, with the largest advantage in the Pacific Northwest. Among their other findings were: Over the life-cycle the electric truck consumes 28% less energy (3.49

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Plug Power to acquire Applied Cryo Technologies to advance development of green hydrogen infrastructure

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ACT has been delivering excellence to the industrial gas and energy markets since 2012, and we’re thrilled to welcome their incredible team to the Plug Power family. With ACT’s cryogenic technologies, Plug Power will enhance its ability to deliver and store green hydrogen from our growing footprint of plants throughout the world.

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Georgia Tech study finds MD electric urban delivery trucks have cost advantages over diesel in some conditions; relative benefits depend on numerous factors

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). 2012 and the 2025 projected US average electricity mix. Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Click to enlarge. Dong-Yeon Lee, Valerie M.

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EIA: US nuclear electricity generation continues to decline as more reactors retire

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The US nuclear power fleet has achieved an average annual capacity factor of at least 90% in every year since 2012. Two nuclear generating units now under construction in Georgia (Vogtle Units 3 and 4) plan to come online by the end of 2023. The nuclear capacity factor averaged 93% in 2021.

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Phase 1 of DOE-funded ABBA Integrated Biorefinery project begins; renewable jet, gasoline, diesel and nanocellulose

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Phase 1 of the ABBA Integrated Biorefinery project, to be built at the AVAPCO Thomaston Georgia site, has begun. The project, which will co-produce full replacement renewable jet fuel, gasoline, diesel and Bioplus nanocellulose from woody biomass in an integrated biorefinery at AVAPCO’s site in Thomaston, Georgia, has received a $3.7-million

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