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ChargEVC: New Jersey plug-in electric vehicle registration up 79% for MY 2016 vehicles over 2015

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Registration of model year 2016 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in New Jersey was up 79% over 2015, according to a recent analysis by ChargEVC , a diverse coalition of organizations and companies that support growth of the electric vehicle market. Interest in these cars is growing.

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California ARB posts discussion document on $500M FY 2016-17 spend for low carbon transportation and fuels; $230M to fund CVRP

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prior to a 4 April 2016 public workshop on the development of the FY 2016-17 Funding Plan for Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and AQIP. The discussion document summarizes ARB staff’s work to-date and the draft recommendations for the FY 2016-17 Funding Plan.

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Cummins invests $24M in flow battery leader VoltStorage

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Headquartered in Munich, VoltStorage was founded in 2016 by Jakob Bitner, Michael Peither and Felix Kiefl. According to VoltStorage, Cummins’ investment will go toward developing larger-scale redox flow storage systems for commercial and agricultural enterprises and residential neighborhoods.

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Fallbrook and TEAM to commercialize NuVinci CVT for low- to medium-speed vehicle by late 2015 or early 2016

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Initial production units should be available by the end of 2015 or early 2016. Fallbrook Technologies Inc., TEAM is the exclusive licensee of NuVinci CVP technology in North America and Europe for electric and gasoline light vehicle applications. Earlier post.).

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easyJet and Wright Electric: all-electric short-haul flights within a decade

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More immediately, the new Airbus A320 neo aircraft will bring up to a 15% saving in fuel burn and CO 2 emissions, and a reduced noise footprint of 50% on take-off and landing providing a benefit to airport neighborhood communities. Since 2000, easyJet has reduced its emissions by more than 31% per passenger kilometer in 2016.

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Efficient Drivetrains’ PHEV system surpasses 1M-mile mark in transit application; expanding into Class-8

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The EDI PowerDrive system intelligently and automatically adapts its function so it can operate as either a pure electric (EV) vehicle for neighborhood driving, or as a Series Hybrid, optimum for stop and go city traffic conditions, or as an efficient Parallel Hybrid that is ideal for the highway.

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NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

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More than 600,000 plug-in electric vehicles were already on the road at the end of 2016, a figure that includes about 150,000 sold during the year. Muratori found that as more PEVs are added to a neighborhood, and a higher charging power is adopted, the distribution infrastructure might no longer reliably support the local electricity demand.

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