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Tritium, Miller providing fast chargers and light-duty EVs for mining industry

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Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry. —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

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Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Sales of these light-duty diesels represent approximately 0.8%

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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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Along with innovation from engine manufacturers and public policy supporting lower carbon fuels, renewable gasoline blends are intended to reduce the carbon intensity of light- and medium-duty vehicles already on the road. These lower carbon fuels are intended to be compatible with existing fueling infrastructure.

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PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

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Additionally, PG&E expects to learn more about the overall customer experience to help inform future collaborations as this emerging technology becomes more readily available. Today, we are seeing breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of the energy and transportation industries.

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GM Ventures invests in nano-structured steel alloys company NanoSteel; potential for light-weighting

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The automotive industry has identified a future generation of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) materials for lightweighting vehicles across all lines, with an availability target of 2017-2025 for integration into vehicle structural designs and production. Click to enlarge. —Daniel Branagan, Ph.D., CTO and founder of NanoSteel.

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EPA finalizes greenhouse gas standards for LDVs MY 2023-2026

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks for Model Years (MY) 2023 through 2026. With these new rules, however, EPS is finalizing flexibility provisions that are narrower than proposed.

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Velodyne Lidar introduces its smallest lidar sensor at CES: the $100 Velabit

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Multiple manufacturing sources scheduled to be available for qualified production projects. The Velabit will be available to customers mid-2020. Baraja LiDAR is the only system available today using randomly modulated continuous wave technology that completely blocks interference from other LiDARs and environmental light sources.

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