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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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The authors defined regions as the Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, and West, based on the US Census (2016). These typically range from $1,000 to $3,000 per battery electric vehicle in most states, and they are typically about half as much for plug-in hybrid vehicles due to their lesser all-electric driving capability.

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CMU team details impact of regional and drive-cycle variations on degradation of a PHEV battery pack

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A team at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) led by Dr. Jeremy Michalek has investigated the implications of regional and drive cycle variations on the degradation of a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) battery. Air cooling can increase battery life by a factor of 1.5–6, 6, depending on regional climate and driving patterns, they found.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award some $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels. The selections, which are subject to final award negotiations and additional eligibility vetting, will be administered by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). Comstock Inc.,

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Punching above its weight

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And that includes Atlanta, which is 10 times larger than Asheville.” “We screened Who Killed the Electric Car and Revenge of the Electric Car on successive evenings. Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. Louis, and north of Florida.