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Postal Fleet Services selects Ryder for natural gas vehicle solution in four states; 20 CNG heavy-duty trucks

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The 20 CNG fueled vehicles will now be added to the existing fleet of Ryder diesel-powered vehicles that already supports Postal Fleet Services’ mail distribution operations. Ryder also operates Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) fuel stations at its Fontana and Orange, Calif., Lafayette, La., Jackson, Miss.,

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President Obama launches $500M Advanced Manufacturing Partnership; Ford involved as an initial partner

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The universities initially involved in the AMP will be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, and University of Michigan. Investing in next-generation robotics.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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The detailed GPS data was collected by state agencies in Texas, Georgia, and California, using special data loggers installed in cars to assess statewide driving patterns. The team found that the vast majority of cars on the road consume no more energy in a day than the battery energy capacity in affordable EVs available today.

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

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Select projects in OPEN 2012 include: ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Advanced Fuels. Energy-Dense Aviation Fuels from Biomass. high performance liquid aviation fuels. density of these terpene-based fuels could outperform existing. petroleum fuels by increasing flight range up to 20%. High-Density Algae-Fuel Reactor.

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