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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute receives University Transportation Center Tier 1 Grant; focus on connected vehicle technology

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million to establish a multidisciplinary program of transportation research, education, and technology transfer for a Tier 1 University Transportation Center to be headquartered at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. million grant that they must match with funds from non-federal sources.

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DOT to award almost $9M to keep Ann Arbor connected vehicle R&D environment going for another 3 years

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The grant notice has a “sole source requirement,” with application eligibility limited to UMTRI. The grant notice has a “sole source requirement,” with application eligibility limited to UMTRI. The period of performance for the original competitively awarded Safety Pilot Contract, DTFH61-11-C-00040, ends 31 August 2014.

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Champaign-Urbana orders two New Flyer 60' hydrogen fuel-cell buses

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The purchase, supported by the Center for Transportation and the Environment, continues to support MTD’s 2014 strategic plan which includes a goal to deliver high quality traditional and innovative transportation services that are safe, reliable, environmentally responsible, and user friendly. Testing at Altoona. Credit: Penn State.

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Study finds lead from leaded gasoline persists in London air despite ‘90s ban

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The researchers say this highlights the long-term persistence of contaminants introduced by human activities in the environment. The researchers took eighteen samples of airborne particles at street level in Marylebone in the summer of 2018, and 20 samples on a 24-meter-high rooftop at Imperial’s South Kensington campus between 2014 and 2018.

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Toyota Mobility Foundation and partners to launch Rama4 project to ease traffic congestion in Bangkok

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The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) and its Thai partners in the Ministry of Transport, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Metropolitan Police Bureau, Chulalongkorn University and Grab Thailand will launch a project to ease traffic congestion on Rama4 Road. It will be known as the “Rama4 Model.”.

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California Energy Commission approves plans to invest nearly $500M in electricity R&D and alternative fuels

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The approved 2014-2015 Investment Plan Update for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, which accounts for about 40% of California''s carbon emissions. 299,910-grant to Santa Barbara County to develop an Alternative Fuels Readiness Plan.

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Johnson Matthey and 3M complete NMC patent license agreement for automotive Li-ion batteries

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Under the agreement, 3M grants Johnson Matthey a license to US6964828 (Lu and Dahn), US7078128 (Lu and Dahn), US8241791 (Lu and Dahn), US8685565 (Lu and Dahn) and all global equivalents thereof, and to US6660432 (Paulsen et al.) In 2014, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) confirmed the novelty of NMC patents for each (Argonne and 3M).

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