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Cooper Tire begins testing tires made with guayule component; consortium progress on genomics, agronomics

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This development was reported by Cooper to its consortium partners— PanAridus , Arizona State University, Cornell University, and the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS)—as the group met recently in Maricopa, Arizona for its third annual meeting and progress report on their $6.9-million

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. California is preserving its right to establish more stringent standards in the future. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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Via a post on its website, Tesla Motors outlined its plan for its future battery “Gigafactory”, projected to require between $4-5 billion in investment from Tesla and its partners by 2020, with a resulting cell capacity of up to 35 GWh/year and pack capacity of up to 50 GWh/y to service a projected 500,000 Tesla electric vehicles per year.

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These StartUps are going to Challenge Tesla

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Rivian is expected to become one of the strongest competitors of Tesla in the future. Faraday Future. Faraday Future is a Los Angeles-based company, another name among the startups willing to challenge Tesla in the automotive industry. Faraday gained popularity in 2017 after launching its first EV, named FF91.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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Val Miftakhov got into the EV game in 2010 when he founded eMotorWerks, which created an innovative smart charging solution and was acquired by the Enel Group in 2017. million) grant from the UK government, and $21.4 Charged : What do you see as the future of the hydrogen infrastructure? Localized production?

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EV Charging Basics for Property Developers

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For property developers, this added investment provides many opportunities to stay competitive in the real estate market and become part of a sustainable future — so as not to be left behind by the quickly evolving developments in transportation electrification and their impacts on the real estate industry. Charge Ahead Colorado.