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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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The CSRC was formed in January 2011 with three charter members; the first phase of research will conclude in 2016. CSRC will concentrate on supporting a safe transition to the future of mobility, particularly through emerging automated- and connected-vehicle technologies.

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FTA selects 7 projects to receive $22.5M in grants for battery-electric and fuel cell buses, infrastructure

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These vehicles will be deployed on bus routes in South Philadelphia, and an associated workforce development program will further contribute to the project's economic impact. FTA previously awarded $55 million to 10 projects in February 2015 under the first round of funding made available through this program.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Background. As required by Appendix C to the 2.0-Liter

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Explore Pioneering Software at the Computer History Museum

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million annual views of its 1,656 videos, 125,000 subscribers, and 18 million views since launch The IEEE associate member has been with the museum since 2016 and has curated exhibits and events while regularly publishing historical essays. What he learned, he says, is that the history of technology is fundamentally about people.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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The most recent year for which all of the necessary data are available to make this assessment is 2010, noted Michalek. The team modeled the power plants in the PJM region and looked at how plant operation would change in response to electric vehicle charging load, said Jaramillo. Weis et al.

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New Flyer advances second year production of diesel-electric hybrids for SEPTA; IAP II electrification

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It is the second installment of a five-year contract for 525 hybrid buses approved by SEPTA in May 2016. Separately, New Flyer also announced immediate availability of Increased Accessory Power II for the Allison Transmission Hybrid H 40 EP and H 50 EP propulsion systems.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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Liter Partial Consent Decree entered by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Background. Background.

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