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DOT to award $42M to New York, Wyoming and Tampa to pilot connected vehicle technologies

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As part of the Department of Transportation (USDOT) national Connected Vehicle Pilot. It has been a core mission of the Department to support promising new technologies, and through these types of smart investments we are opening the door to a safer and cleaner network and expanding how future generations travel. Earlier post.)

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CMA CGM partners with Energy Observer on hydrogen-powered shipping

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The CMA CGM partnership deals with the development of cleaner and more sustainable energies to eliminate CO 2 emissions, greenhouse gases and air pollutants. Between 2005 and 2015, the Group reduced its CO 2 emissions per container transported by 50%, and it has set itself the target of reducing it by a further 30% between 2015 and 2025.

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Altech-Eco receives ARB certification for dedicated 2014 F-250/350 6.2L CNG conversion system

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The dedicated version converts the vehicle to operate 100% on CNG, which allows users to take advantage of using CNG as a cleaner burning and more economical alternative fuel. Also available from Altech-Eco is the EPA-certified CNG systems for the 2014/2015 F-250/350 6.2L, 2014/2015 Transit Connect 2.5L

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Rio Tinto to triple Weipa solar capacity and add battery storage to help power bauxite mining operations

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Rio Tinto has approved a new solar farm and battery storage at Weipa in Queensland, in a move that will more than triple the local electricity network’s solar generation capacity and help provide cleaner power to Rio Tinto’s operations.

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EC JRC report explores future of road transport; moving away from system centered on private car ownership

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The Joint Research Center (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, has released a report exploring the future of road transport, given the advent of automated, connected, low-carbon and shared mobility. New transport technologies on their own won’t spontaneously make our lives better. —Biagio Ciuffo, lead author.

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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Now entering its third phase, ChargeForward originally launched in 2015 to test the ability of EVs to support the electric grid and provide benefits to customers through vehicle-grid-integration applications that enable smart charging and demand response. BMW ChargeForward Phase Three.

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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Those challenges take us to remote areas where we can use advanced vehicle and connectivity technologies to change people’s lives and make the world a better place. —Bill Ford, executive chairman. Mobility and electrification.