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New California program awards 21 communities, tribes $20M to launch shared, zero-emission mobility projects

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In Northern California and in the Central Valley, funded projects are in Redding, Sacramento, Oakland, Richmond, Stockton, Fresno, and the city of Huron in Fresno County. Key elements of a Community Transportation Needs Assessment include engagement with the community through tools like surveys and virtual community events.

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Neste rebranding its renewable diesel fuel: “Neste MY Renewable Diesel”

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Neste announced the rebranding of its renewable diesel fuel during a customer seminar and appreciation event in San Diego, California. With its top qualities, the fuel ensures clean combustion while it also reduces noise and local emissions. Neste MY was also used for producing low-emission energy for Super Bowl 50 fan city.

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Propel Fuels Launches San Francisco Bay Areas First Network of Renewable Fuel Stations; $10.9M Grant for 75 Stations Statewide Over 2 Years

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A Propel Clean Fuel Point. The event also announced a $10.9 Propel will match this grant with $16 million in private investment to accelerate the build-out of its statewide network of Clean Fuel Points. Click to enlarge. Approximately $6.9

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Video Friday: TurtleBot 4

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We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far ( send us your events !): Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.

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Summer Update

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Oakland, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City. Local In Austin , Mayor Will Wynn and the City Council, along with Austin Energy , are holding a press conference and speaking event with James Woolsey and Chelsea Sexton , formerly with GM and featured in the feature film, Who Killed the Electric Car ? Keene, N.H., Santa Barbara, CA.,

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ICCT analysis of California top EV cities finds link between EV uptake and many underlying factors

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A team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found that electric vehicle model availability; public electric vehicle charging network; local promotion activities for electric vehicles (e.g., These cities tend to be smaller, but Oakland and San Jose are also within the high electric vehicle uptake cities.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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And that is directly who this new IDEA is aimed at: businesses that carry cargo, whether its Frito chips, power tools, dry cleaning or flowers. Americas big gas guzzlers and polluters are not the cars that about half the country drives around. Its the trucks, stupid. Our customers purchase their vehicles on spreadsheets, Waters explained.

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