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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Project description. PACCAR Inc.

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Charging Station Reliability is Crucial as EVs Gain Speed

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Deloitte forecasts global electric vehicle sales will jump from 2.5 The United Nations’ 2019 Emissions Gap Report forecasted that, at current rates, global emissions will be more than double what they should be by 2030. EV Connect partners with hardware vendors , including EV Box, to deliver turnkey EV charging solutions.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. Louis , Mo. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. San Jose, Calif.

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Researchers Sequence the Maize (Corn) Genome

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Thin ribbons connect duplicate regions in the maize genome, thereby revealing large related segments and reflecting the maize genome’s complicated structure. Help scientists and breeders improve maize crops, which are economically important and serve as globally important sources of food, fuel and fiber. New sequence of maize genome.

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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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Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Rolla, MO Warrensburg, MO Linn, MO St. Louis, MO Kansas City, MO Lee’s Summit, MO. Project locations. Technology.

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The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

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From the earliest days of EV Connect, our mission has been to build a better planet by enabling the distribution of electricity as a fuel — not only for the health of our business, but for the protection of the entire planet. Louis and Boston to Florida and Illinois. Already, the U.S.