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DOE and partners announce V2X collaboration

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) conservatively estimates that 130 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on the road globally by 2030. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Lucid Group, Inc. The MOU will also advance cybersecurity as a core component of V2X charging infrastructure.

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CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering have found that with an emissions-based incentive towards electrification, ridesourcing companies such as Uber and Lyft would electrify more and cut their emissions by amounts ranging from 10% in New York to 22% in Los Angeles. —Bruchon et al.

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Clean Energy Fuels delivered 143M gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas in 2019, up 30% year-on-year

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Clean Energy Fuels Corp delivered 143 million gallons of Redeem Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) last year as robust sales of the carbon-neutral transportation fuel continued in 2019, closing out the year with significant deals throughout North America. In 2019 Clean Energy provided an estimated 16 million gallons of Redeem to UPS.

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Rentech to Supply Up to 1.5M Gallons Per Year of Renewable Synthetic Diesel to Eight Airlines for Ground Service Equipment Operations at Los Angeles International Airport

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million gallons per year of renewable synthetic diesel (RenDiesel) for ground service equipment operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning in late 2012, when the plant that will produce the fuel is scheduled to go into service. Both the synthetic fuel and the electricity have a carbon footprint near zero.

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LA Metro to purchase up to 25 new BYD electric buses as part of $30M pilot project

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30-million clean air bus technology pilot project. Metro anticipates receiving the new buses early next year.

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Navistar Delivers eStar All-Electric Trucks to PGE

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delivered some of its first eStar purpose-built all-electric trucks ( earlier post ) to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in Sacramento, California. Navistar also announced its first eStar dealer for the California market—Riverview International Trucks, Inc., Navistar, Inc. of West Sacramento.

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Tesla Model 3 brushes off T-bone crash that left gas-powered SUV in flames

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But in a recent incident in China involving a Tesla Model 3 and a luxury SUV, the all-electric sedan did not only prove durable enough to protect its driver; it also proved so tough that the gas-powered SUV that struck it ended up in flames after the collision. . This caused the Model 3 to be pushed off the road.

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