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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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parking and lane access incentives, building codes), utility actions (e.g., Four of the areas—Portland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz—have 20 or more actions in place. The Georgia rebate was revoked in July 2015, and a Texas incentive was limited in its availability throughout the year. Source: The ICCT.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

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The expansion of the Supercharger network builds upon the initial deployment of the network in California and Nevada on the west coast and the Washington, DC to Boston region on the east coast. This essentially cuts the current charging time in half relative to early trials of the system.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif. Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Louis , Mo.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Portland General Electric. Southern Company: Georgia Power. The Standard for High Performance Green Buildings will consider a revision to encourage EV-ready building practices. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy. Edison Electric Institute. Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA).

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DOE Awarding $4.4M to Six Projects for Carbon Capture and Conversion

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The projects are located in North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Quebec, Canada (through collaboration with a company based in Lexington, Ky.). The work will be managed by the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). CCS Materials, Inc. Piscataway, N.J.).

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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includes Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, will provide first. Greater Portland. recommendations for uniform fire and building codes for alternative. Oklahoma, will recommend building codes to accommodate alternative. fueling stations; create a guide for building compressed natural gas and.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Outfitting of a high-volume manufacturing facility to build DC Bus Capacitors for the electric drive vehicle industry. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA. Powerex, Inc. Youngwood, PA. Project locations.

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