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Antelope Valley Transit Authority buying two BYD electric buses with inductive charging system with $1.9M grant

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million grant arranged by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich to support an electric bus demonstration project in the Antelope Valley. The grant came from Proposition A local return funds and will cover the cost of both buses plus the charging system. The buses have been funded through a $1.9-million

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TTI/INRIX study shows US traffic congestion back at pre-recession levels; average travel delay/commuter 2x that in 1982

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tops the list of gridlock-plagued cities, with 82 hours of delay per commuter, followed by Los Angeles (80 hours), San Francisco (78 hours), New York (74 hours), and San Jose (67 hours). Other top-level findings include: Trucks account for $28 billion (17%) of that total cost, much more than their 7% of traffic. Washington, D.C.

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Two US airlines trialing 72V Flux Power lithium battery pack for electric aviation ground support equipment

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The performance and total cost of ownership benefits of lithium-ion technology over legacy lead-acid batteries, long the principal power source for electric aviation ground support equipment, was a principal motivator for the pilot. Grand View Research, Inc.

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Sandia study finds underground geologic storage of hydrogen could boost transportation, energy security

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To help refine the model, Lord studied storing hydrogen in salt caverns to meet peak summer driving demand for four cities: Los Angeles, Houston, Pittsburgh and Detroit. Even so, Los Angeles’ modeled costs are significantly less than those for Detroit and Pittsburgh. Lord, Peter H. Kobos, David J. 2014.07.121.

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California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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The program’s 2012-2014 plan calls for investing $330 million between 2014 and 2015 in innovative technologies that provide benefits to electric ratepayers served by Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Biomethane Hydrogen Power Generation Solar'

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Update on the GM-Honda collaboration on Gen 2 Fuel Cell Propulsion System

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At the SAE 2015 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium in Los Angeles last week, Andrew Bosco, Chief Engineer for fuel cell engineering at GM, provided an progress update on the joint Gen 2 Fuel Cell Propulsion System. (At Global auto production in 2014 was 86.5 Earlier post.) Earlier post.). —Andrew Bosco.

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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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EV promotion actions, charging infrastructure, and EV share of new vehicles in 2014 in the 25 most populous US metropolitan areas. of new automobile sales in 2014, about 40% more than the nationwide electric vehicle share. —Lutsey et al.