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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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President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 Sustainable transportation. Sustainable transportation funding requests include: Vehicle technologies.

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Mayor of London expanding Ultra Low Emission Zone London-wide; new £110M scrappage scheme

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Source: Transport for London. Vehicles must meet strict emission standards to drive in the ULEZ area: Euro 4 for gasoline cars and vans (widely available since 2006). Euro 6 for diesel cars and vans (widely available since 2016). Map of the current Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and ULEZ boundaries. daily charge.

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Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association formally opposes EPA RFS proposal

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Breaking with its past support of EPA’s RFS implementation decisions, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) is formally opposing EPA’s proposal—due to be released in about two weeks—to reduce RFS volume targets for 2014, 2015, 2016 ( earlier post ). UNICA had earlier submitted comments opposing the proposed changes.

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Honda Plans to Launch Hydrogen Vehicle Using FCEV Technology

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Then, we reduced the size of our fuel cells even more, and in 2016, we unveiled the Clarity Fuel Cell, the first FCEV to achieve 5-seat packing. Unlike battery electric vehicles, which require hours of charging time, FCEVs can be refueled in just a few minutes, similar to traditional gasoline-powered vehicles.

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Study finds renewable natural gas could meet ~85% of current natural gas use in transport in California by 2020s; much higher volumes possible with right policies

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bcf/yr (≈ 750 million gasoline gallons). billion cubic feet (bcf) per year (750 million gasoline gallon equivalents (gge) per year) of renewable natural gas from dairy, landfill, municipal solid waste, and wastewater treatment plant sources. Given the appropriate policy and market measures, the state’s RNG production potential is 90.6

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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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Accelerate development and deployment of new transportation system technologies to diversify fuel sources, increase efficiency and reduce emissions. DOE will partner with industry to discover and promote advanced sustainable transportation technologies.

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