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DOE VTO awarding $3.6M to 6 projects to commercialize lab-developed clean transportation technologies

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million, with an industry match of $3.6 With this funding, industry and DOE national laboratories will partner to advance lab-developed clean transportation technologies towards commercialization in technology areas, including vehicle electrification, batteries, materials, decarbonized off-road vehicles, and energy efficient mobility systems.

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Faurecia unveils $64M digital factory showcasing the future of manufacturing; Industry 4.0

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Faurecia, a leading automotive supplier, unveiled a $64-million data-driven manufacturing facility in Columbus, Indiana. Columbus South, a 400,000 square-foot facility, will employ 450 people and produce a new, high-tech emissions control product for the commercial vehicle industry.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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This technology can improve safety along roadways while supporting emissions reductions within the transportation sector. Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) / Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH). Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA). Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL). University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

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USDOT launches online tracking tool for data on automated driving systems on-road testing

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The US Department of Transportation launched a public online tool to improve the safety and testing transparency of automated driving systems. —US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. At the automotive industry level, participants may include developers, manufacturers, suppliers, operators, and testers.

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FHWA makes BAA awards for Phase 1 Truck Platooning Early Deployment Assessment

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The strategy is to partner with and leverage current industry and state agency plans for truck platooning operations. FHWA will work together with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) to conduct the work. The project is funded by the ITS JPO.

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UPS enters into RNG supply agreements with Kinetrex and TruStar; up to 80M gallon equivalents

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The RNG will be used to fuel UPS’s LNG-powered trucks in Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. Over the next seven years, UPS has agreed to purchase 250 million gallon equivalents of RNG total, making the company the largest consumer of RNG in the transportation industry. Louis and Toledo.

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KiOR signs second offtake agreement for renewable gasoline and diesel blendstocks

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This is the second offtake agreement KiOR has signed for its Columbus, MS, facility, having announced an agreement with Hunt Refining Company in March of 2011. KiOR expects to begin production at its Columbus facility in the second half of 2012. Earlier post.)

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