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New LowCVP report highlights need to go “beyond the tailpipe” for CO2 metrics for vehicles

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Cut off” end of life of vehicle (considered to end just after vehicle shredding including limited disposal of wastes arising). Future grid mix intensities in this study were estimated using information from EU statistics, the EC Roadmap, the UK Carbon Plan and the UK 2012 Draft Energy Bill.

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The Volt in Winter

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Typical northern winters take an even bigger toll on battery-powered vehicles than on traditional internal combustion-powered cars and trucks. Engines produce plenty of waste heat that can be used to warm the air in the cabin and keep things comfortable.

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ORNL study finds best current use of natural gas for cars is efficient production of electricity for EVs

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The WTW analysis focused solely on the fuel-motive power cycle, disregarding the vehicle cycle—i.e., the associated energy and emissions for the battery, power electronics, and auxiliary systems found only on battery EVs and for the CNG tank and auxiliary systems only found on natural gas vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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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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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Hardware built with WBG devices has the potential to be smaller, lighter, and much more energy-efficient, with applications across valuable sectors including transportation, information technology, the grid, and consumer electronics. Grid-Connected Modular Soft-Switching Solid State Transformers. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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DOE to issue $56M funding opportunity for vehicle technologies in January

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Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles. The January 2016 FOA thus may include the following Areas of Interest, covering that spectrum of interests: EV Everywhere Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) and Infrastructure Showcases. Funds may not be used for the purchase or installation of fueling infrastructure or vehicles.

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Report: sustainable batteries represent the best prospect for meeting Paris climate goals; requires $550B investment over 10 years

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This includes making sure the entire value chain is “circular”, whereby batteries are reused, repurposed or recycled at the end of their life cycle or simply used more efficiently. Without focusing on waste and workers, such uncoordinated growth could even place more environmental and societal strain on our world.

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