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BMW, Bosch, Volkswagen founding members of Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC)

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In the Stimulus and Future Package, the German Government has given a big boost to the development of Quantum Computers. Working together with companies and start-ups we will identify, develop, trial, and share applications. There are many highly interesting areas, e.g., in logistics, transport, chemicals and the financial sector.

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Eaton to Support Project to Develop and Deploy Medium-Duty Plug-in Hybrid Systems; Stimulus Funding to Support Largest Commercial PHEV Demonstration to Date

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Ford Motor Company and Southern California Edison, in the deployment of plug-in hybrid electric commercial vehicles to more than 50 utility and municipal fleets nationwide. The system will provide fuel economy improvement of up to 70% when compared to a standard utility vehicle, with similar reductions in emissions and noise.

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3 Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Oil Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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Oil companies are making painful cuts to spending, which will translate into much lower production than expected in the years ahead. Also, crude at $50, as opposed to $30, can provide a bit of inflation to the deflation-beset economies in Europe and Japan.

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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More indirect steps for the industry also include bond-financed infrastructure investments; measures to stimulate domestic consumption; and policies to support small- and medium-sized companies, in particular, and companies in Hubei province to stabilize the employment rate.

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US Departments of Treasury, Energy Announce More Than $3B in Recovery Act Funds for Direct Payments for Renewable Energy Projects

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The Recovery Act authorized Treasury to make direct payments to companies that create and place in service renewable energy facilities beginning 1 January 2009. This direct payment program allows for an immediate stimulus in local economies. Fuel cells. Microturbines. Combined heat and power.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Perspective by The Townsend Company. Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 Would a CAFE-type standard for renewable energy generation companies in the USA not also be appropriate? RPS policies as of March 2011.

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Onset of Expressway Toll Discount Program in Japan Sees Traffic Climb By Up To 52%

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The discount program is part of stimulus measures for the economy.

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