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Anaheim Transportation Network orders 40 BYD electric buses; 57% electric fleet by 2020

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ATN was one of 28 California projects selected in 2018 to receive a grant from the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), which provides awards from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to help finance transformative, reduction-of-emission capital improvements. Each year more than 9.5

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Researchers show that single Pt atoms can perform CO oxidation at low temperatures; implications for catalytic converters

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Researchers from Washington State University and Tufts University have “ unambiguously ” shown for the first time that individual Pt atoms on a well-defined Cu 2 O film are able to perform CO oxidation (i.e., The work at Tufts was funded by a grant from the Department of Energy Catalysis program. Therrien, Alyssa J. Hensley, Matthew D.

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PNNL, UW create materials research initiative

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Proposals are due 26 February 2018. Some of the areas in which NW IMPACT will initially focus include: Materials for energy conversion and storage , which can be applied to more efficient solar cells, batteries and industrial applications. NW IMPACT is inviting proposals for UW/PNNL collaborative multi-investigator research projects.

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New York access for all

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Seth Leitman filming for Panasonic USA and Tesla in 2018 Help from DC, help from Albany, help from the EVA To further the LMI agenda, Leitman has been reaching out to his connections in Washington DC, including Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. “We “Hopefullly, they’ll take the ball and run with it.”

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Three Major Sources of Funding for EV Charging at Convenience Stores and Truck Stops

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times more than in 2018. National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program Each of the 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico was allocated funds to distribute to eligible businesses. Frequency of grant disbursement : Annual Grant applications for the CFI Program are handled through the grants.gov portal.

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The First Digital Camera Was The Size of a Toaster

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Photos have become the universal form of casual conversation,” he said in a 2018 interview with The Institute. Sasson fixed those problems and was granted a U.S. Today Sasson’s original digital camera is on display at the Smithsonian Institution ’s National Museum of American History , in Washington, D.C.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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According to experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, D.C., In 2018, NASA launched a satellite with laser imaging technology to monitor changes in Earth’s surface—notably changes in the patterns on the ocean’s surface; the satellite cost more than $1 billion. IEEE Spectrum. two methods offer.