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Researchers to evaluate Oregon’s Ecodriving program

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Led by Portland State University’s Donald Truxillo and John MacArthur, the project was one of the OTREC “Small Starts” grant winners announced earlier this month. It is part of a larger effort on Oregon’s part to reduce harmful emissions and help stop global climate change.

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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

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Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge. Currently, onboard sensors, computer vision, machine learning and/or third-party datasets are used to triage roadway guidelines, but this approach is imprecise, costly (resources and dollars) and increases the risk of rule violations.

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Chevrolet to invest $40M in clean energy projects

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Chevrolet’s investment is an extension of the environmental initiatives we’ve been undertaking for years because the solution to global environmental challenges goes beyond just vehicles. Contributing to forestry projects throughout America. —Dan Akerson, GM CEO.

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HeidelbergCement and Joule partnering to explore carbon-neutral fuel application in cement manufacturing

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Cement manufacturing is highly energy and emissions intensive, currently contributing about 6% of global CO 2 (Zhang et al. The platform is flexible to utilize a variety of feedstocks, geographies, and climates. Earlier post.). The increased use of alternative fuels including biomass (20.6% of its entire energy consumption in 2012).

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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The doubling of the global middle class from 2 billion to 4 billion by 2030. The pilot is being offered to select Ford Credit customers in California—including Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco; as well as in Portland, Oregon; Chicago and Washington, D.C. Those four megatrends are: Urbanization and exploding urban populations.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Portland and San Francisco Battle For Electric Car Domination Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station World’s Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars A Few Pictures of Upcoming Electric Cars: Source [ PhysOrg.com ] Image Credit: Clayton B. Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard. Sorry for any confusion. About Gas 2.0

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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