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California making $450M available in TIRCP Cycle 4 grants for rail and bus projects

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The state of California will make available $450 million in grants to help fund rail and bus investments made by public agencies under the California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program ( TIRCP ). The 2020 TIRCP grant cycle will program projects starting with the 2020?21 speed rail system. Cycle 3 (2018) awarded $4.3

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EV Life is awarded CalSEED grant from the California Energy Commission to make financing electric cars cheaper than gas vehicles.

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The grant will fund the development of a fintech platform to empower EV buyers to save up to $200/month on electric vehicle loans. EV Life, a car site dedicated exclusively to electric vehicles, announced that it was 1 of 28 companies to win a CalSEED grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC). About EV Life.

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SAE International publishes updated standard for on-route mechanized conductive EV charging systems for buses: SAE J3105

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SAE International published its latest standard, SAE J3105 : Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System Using Conductive Automated Connection Devices, along with three new tributary documents. According to a report published in 2019 by P&S Intelligence, the US electric bus market size is projected to reach $1,948.5 million by 2024.

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DRIVEN consortium to test Level 4 autonomous fleet in UK in 2019

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No connected and autonomous vehicle trial at this level of complexity and integration has yet been attempted. million (US$11-million) grant awarded by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and delivered through Innovate UK. DRIVEN is supported by a £8.6-million Source: SAE International. Click to enlarge.

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DOE, NSF, DHS partner on a research and action competition for smarter communities: Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC)

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The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), launched the Civic Innovation Challenge , a national research and action competition in the smart and connected communities domain. Planning grant applications are due on 1 July 2020.

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. emissions for a century or more.

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Stäubli, SSA Marine and Tritium team to create largest automated electric vehicle charging port program in US

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It will enable the automatic connection of Tritium’s chargers to the electric receptacle that has been retrofitted on each port vehicle, creating a zero-touch charging experience for terminal tractor operators. ZANZEFF funds transformative emissions reduction strategies at freight facilities throughout the state.

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