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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 contribution to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project. Within the $10.7

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New SAE International symposium on range extenders for electric vehicles

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SAE International will hold a new two-day symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee on 2-3 November 2016 on range extenders for electric vehicles (REX). Reuben Sarkar, US Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, will provide the opening keynote.

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ABB to provide charging infrastructure for ASKO electric truck fleet

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It started in Oslo in 2016 with a rebuilt truck from the Netherlands with a payload of five and a half metric tons. ABB recently received the Global E-mobility Leader 2019 award for its role in supporting the international adoption of sustainable transport solutions. —Marius Aarset, Chief Technical Officer at ASKO.

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OSU smart membrane could enable new category of high-energy, high-power energy storage for EVs

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It should be noted that the projected technology roadmap for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries lacks a practical solution to design batteries with high GED, SP and 100 s of MPM (as is typical of internal combustion engine powered vehicles). Herya and Sundaresan (2016). Travis Herya and Sundaresan (2016). Click to enlarge.

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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. Contribute to international efforts to address global climate change.

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At the EV Crossroads

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When this publication began in 2006 commercially available electric vehicles were a novelty; the idea of a mainstream EV was part of a vision of a sustainable transportation system of the future. The Tesla Model S ’ introduction in 2016 marked another milestone, but the Model 3 in 2019 and Model Y in 2020 broke the EV market wide open.

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