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

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Each team was scored across multiple dynamic vehicle testing events ranging from energy consumption to acceleration and drive quality, as well as a 175-mile Over the Road Event through the Arizona desert, which tested each vehicle’s thermal management, range, and overall durability.

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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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Fiscal year 2012 awards include: University of Arizona, $36,000. Arizona State University, $350,000. University of Georgia, $345,689. The ISU report, Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation, shows that “the history of biobased automobile parts begins early in the development of automobiles themselves.

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Kroger announces the installation of 350 EV chargers in ten U.S. states

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Over 350 chargers have been installed at the Kroger stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. ” Many direct-current (DC) fast chargers are compatible with most automobiles, allowing for a wide choice of charging options.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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for automobiles. Arizona State University. Arizona State University (ASU) will develop an innovative electrochemical technology for the capture of carbon dioxide coming. Georgia Institute. The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will develop a. Optimized Ultra-High Efficiency Electric Machines.

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Hyundai reveals IONIQ 5 EV for North America

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IONIQ 5 will initially be sold in Hyundai stores in the 10 zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) states plus Texas, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Arizona followed by a broader rollout in 2022. In the future, Hyundai dealers will offer a simple automobile subscription service for IONIQ shoppers.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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for climate control in automobiles. automobile market. Berkeley, Arizona State. Georgia Tech Research. Georgia Institute of. Georgia Tech/NEETRAC, Carnegie Mellon. The overarching goal of. the project will provide heating and cooling to electric. developed materials will be used to design a hot and cold.

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