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GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lucid Taking the throne The Lucid Air has come out on top with a range of 520 miles. Climate rally poster.

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Stay on top of the EV news

Electric Auto Association

GM Setting sights on 600 General Motors is envisioning the development of batteries with 600 miles of range at its new battery research center. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lucid Taking the throne The Lucid Air has come out on top with a range of 520 miles. Climate rally poster.

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Large-scale CO2 injection test begins in Illinois

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The test is part of the development phase of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program, an Office of Fossil Energy initiative launched in 2003 to determine the best approaches for capturing and permanently storing gases that can contribute to global climate change. billion metric tons.

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CALSTART white paper shows nationwide tech supplier industry ready to support more efficient heavy-duty trucks and buses

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These include the heavy-duty manufacturing regions of the upper Midwest; technology hubs in California and along the Pacific Coast; technology innovators on the East Coast including Massachusetts, New York, and the Carolinas; and a corridor that runs through, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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By 2050, as many as 1 million circuit miles of new transmission lines may be needed, with some 140,000 miles required just for the replacement of existing aging transmission lines. Unfortunately, between 2010 and 2020, only 18,000 miles of new transmission lines were added to the US grid.

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