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California governor proposes additional $6.1B in budget package for decarbonizing transportation in state; total $10B over 6 years

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billion Proposition 98, $676 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and $383 million Federal Funds) one-time over five years, with a focus on communities that are most impacted, bringing the total investment to $10 billion over six years to decarbonize the transportation sector. billion ($3.5 billion General Fund, $1.5

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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Sustainable transportation. Sustainable transportation funding requests include: Vehicle technologies. The FY 2016 Request supports a number of aggressive vehicle technology goals: battery energy storage, electric drive research and development (R&D). Within the $10.7 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Customized super chargers will be utilized to charge the truck’s battery during offloading and onloading at each stop—usually around 15 minutes.

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Volvo partnership will recycle EV batteries into energy storage

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As the world transitions to sustainable transportation through electric vehicles (EVs), some are considering ways to reduce EV battery waste. One such company includes Volvo, which has announced a partnership to recycle old EV batteries into new energy storage systems.

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EEA: large-scale roll-out of EVs will help EU shift to green transport, but may challenge power grid

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However, widespread use of such vehicles would pose challenges for Europe’s power grid in meeting increased electricity demand. Overall, the resulting CO 2 emission reductions in the road transport sector would outweigh the higher emissions caused by the continued use of fossil fuels in the power-generating sector. Source: EEA.

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Solaris joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance is one of the many measures being taken by the European Union to bolster its position as a world leader in the production and deployment of hydrogen in industry and the energy grid. Therefore, hydrogen buses from Solaris do not constitute competition for our battery buses or models in the Trollino series.

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BMW providing 10 pre-owned i3 EVs to UC Davis for 18 months

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BMW is providing the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis with ten battery-electric, BMW i3 models for 18 months. The vehicles are 2015-2016 models, with battery technology that enables an everyday range of about 80-90 miles—suited for in-town driving, and enough for travel between Davis and Sacramento.

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