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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013. Nissan LEAF sales in the United States are up by 335% year-over-year since the launch of the enhanced 2013 model in March. Nissan has sold 11,703 LEAFs in the US during the first 7 months of 2013—an increase of 230% from the 3,543 units for the same period in 2012. Earlier post.)

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District is replacing 48 trucks model year 1991-2003 with trucks powered by 2013 or newer model year engines. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is retrofitting 36 school buses with technologies to cut soot and reduce idling. New Jersey and New York. New York.

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What Is Hyperloop? And What Does It Offer?

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Potential routes include New York-Washington DC, Pune-Mumbai, Kansas City-St. Louis, Bratislava-Brno, Vijaywada-Amaravati, and many others. It’s unclear where Hyperloops will be built, although a number of companies have proposed routes in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Is it really a novel idea? Let’s inspect.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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awards are subject to FY 2010 to FY 2013 appropriations. EFRCs funded subject to FY 2010 to FT 2013 appropriations include: Lead Institution. Washington University, St. Extreme Environment- Tolerant Materials via Atomic Scale Design of Interfaces. $19. Center for Energy Frontier Research in Extreme Environments (Efree).

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