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California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. University of California, San Diego (UCSD): $1 million to use advanced solar forecasting to optimize campus distributed energy resources on the UCSD campus. Alternative Fuel and Vehicles. First NorCal Retail H 2 Refueling Station Open.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

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Rand Corporation , based in Santa Monica, will receive $4,474,558 to evaluate the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program and projects. The evaluation will consider the impacts, processes, market effects and costs of the program, and will help to guide future program efforts.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

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The award recipients are: Buster Biofuels, LLC, based in the San Diego area, will receive $2,641,723 to convert a 7,300 square foot industrial warehouse building into a biodiesel manufacturing and fueling facility. The facility will create biodiesel from renewable waste-based materials such as used cooking oil from restaurants.

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Road Test: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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Maintenance – Three years for three, no-cost oil changes and tire rotations. turbocharged four-cylinder eTorque engine – a mild hybrid where the alternator was replaced with a motor generator that works with a 48-volt battery pack. Powertrain – Five years/60,000 miles. Hybrid System – 10 years/100,000 miles.

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Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Achieves 431 Mile Estimated Range; Toyota Targeting Commercialization Within Six Years

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On 30 June 2009, two fuel cell vehicles, two Toyota Technical Center engineers, an SRNL engineer and a NREL engineer completed a 331.5 mile extended round trip drive between Torrance, California and San Diego. As to alternative fuels, we have extensive research projects under way.in

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