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Coltura: Federal & state EV policy & incentives must target gasoline superusers to achieve carbon emissions goals

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The report, “Gasoline Superusers,” presents the data available on drivers in the top 10% of gasoline consumption—the so-called “gasoline superusers.” Collectively, gasoline superusers burn nearly one-third of all gasoline consumed in the US by light-duty vehicles. This is more than the bottom 60% of users combined.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. Every yellow light-emitting diode you see—that’s George’s work.” His biggest adventure, though, has been some 30 years of research into light-emitting diodes. Soon, in 1974, he was bumped up again to technology director, and moved from Monsanto’s corporate headquarters in St.

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CleanFUEL USA Secures $12.9 Million from US DOE for 100+ Propane Refueling Stations

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The program will roll out in two phases and focus on cities that have a presence of existing and potential autogas fleets, autogas fuel availability as well as available staff and resources from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). school buses, shuttle buses, medium and light duty trucks, etc.),

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Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

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BEAR considered four scenarios to illustrate the consequences of different pathways for large-scale electrification of the light vehicle fleet, with two key factors informing the variations between each scenario: (1) electric vehicle adoption patterns and (2) Incremental Vehicle Costs (IVC). Louis (FRED)). boost over the 2018 GSP.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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And the two-part video of the interview is available here and here. In Berkeley’s offices, the Sutherland brothers encountered his light-seeking robot squirrel “ Squee ,” now in the collection of the Computer History Museum, which also holds some of Berkeley’s papers. The interview transcripts can be downloaded here and here.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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As part of a planned five-year initiative, the Energy Department will make $5 million available in fiscal year 2012. The Department plans to make additional requests to Congress for up to $20 million over the next four years, subject to available appropriations, that will be used to support work conducted by US institutions and individuals.

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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The other program, Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advancements for Light-metal Systems (METALS, earlier post ), provides $32 million to 18 projects to find cost-effective and energy-efficient manufacturing techniques to process and recycle metals for lightweight vehicles. MOgene Green Chemicals LLC ?St. 1,500,000. Lead organization.

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