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Clean Cities Autogas Vehicle Conversion Program Rolls Out First of 1,189 LPG Cars in Virginia

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The first vehicle converted to propane Autogas under the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program is on the road, with thirty more program vehicles slated to be running on Autogas by the end of August. Arlington, Va.-based based Red Top Cab provided the first vehicle for conversion under the program.

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Chevrolet Equinox EV and GM Electrified Pickups Delayed

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Some of that revolves around using the time to better manage capital investment related to EV demand (or lack thereof) while the rest seems to apply to engineering changes that might make the vehicles more profitable. The vehicle was supposed to arrive by the end of 2023 and will now be delayed by at least a couple of months.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. National Energy Technology Laboratory.

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Toyota Connected’s ‘Cabin Awareness’ concept uses new tech to detect occupants

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The Cabin Awareness concept takes a novel approach to in-vehicle occupant detection using a 4D imaging radar sensor, mounted out of sight above a vehicle’s headliner that can detect presence of a life form in the vehicle, even after a driver exits. First, a warning light signals on the instrument cluster.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000. Lowell Regional Transit Authority, Massachusetts: $1,500,000.

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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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Electric Vehicles, University of Delaware). Advanced Electric Vehicle Motors with Low or No Rare Earth. generations of advanced electric vehicles. electric vehicle motors use expensive, imported rare earth. electric vehicle motors use expensive, imported rare earth. Arlington). and electric vehicles.

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