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US market Mercedes-Benz eSprinter to start at $71,886

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The lithium/iron phosphate technology eliminates the use of any cobalt or nickel and is suited for light commercial vehicles due to durability. kW, while the standard maximum charging power at DC fast-charging stations is up to 50 kW. When charging at a wallbox, the on-board AC charger has a maximum charging power of 9.6

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The first workshops have been taking place for some time now. The close dialog between the main players is also intended to speed up previously lengthy and complex planning and application processes for network connections. In addition, standardized and optimized forms accelerate the approval procedures for the network operators.

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NSF leads $400M federal effort to boost advanced wireless research

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In the last decade, wireless usage across the US has expanded significantly, with nearly 350 million smartphones, connected tablets and wearable devices in use—more than double the number from a decade ago—carrying more than 100,000 times the traffic they supported in 2008.

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Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

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Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). Each of these nine pathways produced a specific fuel economy standard and cost estimate measured at retail price equivalence. The results for each fuel economy scenario are: Scenario I: (47 mpg CAFE standard, 37.6 Source: CAR.

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Audi of America officially introduces the new A3 family; plug-in hybrid version coming in 2015

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At a sustainability workshop at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Dr. Rudolf Krebs, the Volkswagen Group’s Commissioner for Electric Drive Systems, said the group will “ electrify all segments. According to the ECE standard for plug-in hybrid automobiles, the five-door model consumes on average just 1.5 Combined with its 70 inch width and 55.7

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California ARB releases proposed new plan to cut 2030 GHG by 40% v. 1990; more stringent LCFS, more ZEVs

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The key programs that the Proposed Plan builds on include the Cap-and-Trade Regulation (continued through 2030), the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and much cleaner cars, trucks and freight movement, powering the State off of cleaner renewable energy, and strategies to reduce methane emissions from agricultural and other wastes.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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HAC’s IEEE SIGHT program, which helps connect IEEE members with underserved communities and local organizations for work on sustainable development projects, now has almost 25,000 members. ITU facilitates focus groups in radio communications, standards development, and telecommunications development to establish guidelines and standards.

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