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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. billion above the FY 2015 Enacted level, sustains DOE’s role as the largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences and develops and operates advanced scientific user facilities at the National Laboratories to maintain the nation’s primacy in science and innovation.

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Ricardo, Achates Power developing next-gen OP GCI engines for LDVs

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Achates first received ARPA-E funding for OP GCI engine development in 2015. We have over 100 years of engineering experience in the design, building and testing of traditional fuel type engines, in addition to working with customers on future fuel propulsion technologies. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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BMW providing 10 pre-owned i3 EVs to UC Davis for 18 months

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The vehicles are 2015-2016 models, with battery technology that enables an everyday range of about 80-90 miles—suited for in-town driving, and enough for travel between Davis and Sacramento. As that transportation shift progresses, motor companies are interested in opening up secondary markets for their vehicles.

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ABB and Solar Impulse in technology alliance for round-the-world flight powered by the sun

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ABB and Solar Impulse have formed a technology alliance under which ABB will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane in 2015. The Solar Impulse team will unveil their new airplane which will be used to attempt the round-the-world flight in 2015 on 9 April.

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GM investing $200M to expand powertrain engineering; consolidation in Pontiac

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General Motors will invest $200 million into its Global Powertrain Engineering Headquarters to build a new 138,000 sq.-ft. In addition, the Performance Build Center, currently located at the Wixom facility, will move to GM’s Chevrolet Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky., billion in its North American facilities in 2013.

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The Volvo Group studies potential for dynamic charging for city buses with test electric road

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The Volvo Group, in collaboration with the Swedish Transport Administration, will study the potential for building electrified roads on which city buses can be charged inductively at the same time as the bus is in operation (dynamic charging).

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Toyota joins London Hydrogen Partnership

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We are pleased to participate within the London Hydrogen Partnership and add our support to its ambitions to develop and enable clean, sustainable hydrogen fuel cell transport for the capital.

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