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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

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Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc.

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German project exploring integration of electromobility with transport services

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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding BiE with €2 million (US$2.2 million) under the federal program “Electric Mobility”. The joint project is coordinated by cantamen GmbH, a provider of IT solutions for fleets and carsharing. BiE is part of the “Cluster Electric Mobility South-West”.

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DOE to award up to $2.5M to deploy fuel-cell-powered baggage tow tractors at commercial airports

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Federal programs, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) Program, provide financial incentives to airports and airlines to convert their fleets of GSE, including baggage tow tractors, to low-emission technologies.

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Senate Energy Bill Contains $3.8B for Natural Gas Vehicle Conversion and Purchasing, $400M for Plug-in Vehicle Deployment

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Recommendations to the President and Congress for changes in federal programs to better promote the deployment of and reduce the barriers to plug-ins. Federal agencies are to request funding for these vehicles in their annual budget requests. Establishing a competition for the development of a 500-mile vehicle battery.

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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The ZEV regulation—along with new LEV III criteria pollutant and GHG standards—can be the catalyst to the process of transforming the California light-duty fleet, ARB staff suggests. ACC also incorporates the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation as the “ technology-forcing piece ” of the package. LEV III and GHG.

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California ARB holding hearing on adopting amendments to LEV III to support compliance options using new Federal GHG regulations

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California committed to accept national program compliance for model years 2017 through 2025 (as it did for MYs 2012 through 2016) with the understanding that it would provide equivalent or better overall greenhouse gas reductions nationwide than California’s program. These vehicle multipliers decrease over time.

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How to Select the Right Charging Level for Your Parking Facility

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Like Level 1 chargers, they feed alternating current (AC) into the vehicle’s on-board charger to convert to direct current (DC) power which can be stored in the battery. Drivers often only charge their batteries to 80% in order to take advantage of regenerative braking features.) Typically, a DCFC can charge a battery in under an hour.