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PSU, Partners to Evaluate Toyota Prius PHEV

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Portland State University (PSU) and its Oregon partners, including Portland General Electric, have been selected by Toyota as one of six groups nationally to demonstrate and evaluate the next-generation Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV). Portland State University will administer the program regionally.

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

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Four of the areas—Portland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz—have 20 or more actions in place. Colorado has the highest incentive: as much as $5,000 per vehicle. There are substantial purchase incentives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Washington. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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

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vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. infrastructure, collaborate with colleges on first responder training, promote workplace EV charging, and work with fleets to implement. Colorado Energy. Project lead.

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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The small hybrid buses will operate with at least nine fleets in varying climates, geographies and duty cycles, and their performance will be demonstrated in chassis dynamometer and field testing. The HTUF program benefits from the participation of more than 80 fleets representing roughly one million trucks and buses.

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INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment

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HAVs deployed in shared-use fleets can operate continuously and don’t require parking, making them ideal for areas where parking is scarce. Additionally, high-trip concentration increases the opportunity for ride-sharing by pairing users traveling along the same route, while minimizing passenger-less travel. INRIX HAV City Score. New Orleans.

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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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Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ Manufacturing: Phoenix, AZ and Northern California Deployment: Portland, Salem, Eugene and Corvallis, OR; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; Phoenix and Tucson, AZ; Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, TN. Project locations.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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South Coast Air Quality Management District #2 August 2006, by EnergyCS (Los Angeles County) State of Colorado Energy Office by Hybrids-Plus, Sept. University of Manitoba by Hymotion, April 2007 (Winnipeg, Manitoba), contact eric_bibeau@umanitoba.ca York University , Prius, Hymotion, November 2007 (Toronto, ON, Canada).

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