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Volkswagen Group of America opens next-gen charging station at Arizona global test center

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This next-generation charging station at its Arizona Proving Grounds will be used to help VWGoA evaluate battery and charging performance under extreme hot-weather conditions. Construction began in early 2019 and was completed in February 2020. Engineers will also receive real time data to see how various chargers compare.

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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The teams applied advanced propulsion systems, electrification, SAE Level 2 automation, and vehicle connectivity to improve the energy efficiency of a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer. The Ohio State University finished in second place and University of Alabama came in third.

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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 2019) “The Hestia fossil fuel CO 2 emissions data product for the Los Angeles megacity (Hestia-LA),” Earth Syst. Data , 11, 1309–1335 doi: 10.5194/essd-11-1309-2019. million people.

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Resolution Copper project advances in US permitting; one of largest and deepest copper mines in US

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Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project in Arizona has achieved a major permitting milestone with the release of an independently prepared Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project. The Resolution Copper deposit lies more than a mile beneath the surface. miles across.

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Lucid Air debuts in New York; completes first high speed stability test at 217 mph

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The 1,000 hp, 400-mile range Lucid Air was first unveiled in December 2016. The Air will be manufactured in Casa Grande, Arizona. The factory, first announced in November 2016, will come online in 2019 and build 10,000 vehicles in the first 12 months. Deliveries will begin in 2019. Earlier post.)

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Three CA LCFS pathway applications for swine manure to Bio-CNG, Bio-LNG, and Bio-L-CNG; negative triple-digit CIs

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Beginning July 2019, the project also started to inject a portion of RNG into the Milan City pipeline system via a 13-mile lateral pipeline (without trucking). LNG facility in Topock, Arizona and transported to CNG/LNG stations in California by truck.

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How Tesla Supercharging foiled an $8,000 heist

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miles, or 16 minutes, away from the Sam’s Club that they had just robbed, charging their all-electric vehicle as it needed more range. In 2019, a Model S that was stolen by a woman in Arizona ran had been completely void of range, and police had no issue tracking her down and arresting her.

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