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DOE issues RFI on advanced thermal insulation for cold/cryogenic compressed gas on-board fuel storage

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) has issued a request for information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0001420 ) on advanced thermal insulation for sub-ambient temperature alternative fuel onboard storage systems. fleets, buses, etc.) The workshop will be held on 29 October 2015, in Dallas, Texas.

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DOE to issue $56M funding opportunity for vehicle technologies in January

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Funds may not be used for the purchase or installation of fueling infrastructure or vehicles. Dissimilar metal joint systems are limited to aluminum, steel, magnesium, and carbon fiber composites. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Workplace Safety Programs. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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These—including, for example, an electric version of the T2, the iconic VW van of the late 1960s and 1970s—were mostly test cars and prototype cars, but also small fleets for special purposes. Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.),

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