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New fleet customers for XL Hybrid’s plug-in hybrid upfit for Ford F-150 pickups

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XLP will provide a 50% improvement in miles driven per gallon for major fleets across the United States, as well as significant reductions in CO 2 emissions. Southern California Edison (SCE); and Tampa Electric (TECO). Three of the latest companies that intend to add XLP F-150s to their fleet include the City of Long Beach, Calif.;

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Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California

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Audi has conducted research over tens of thousands of miles in Europe and various US states, where such testing is permitted. mile route of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race in Colorado in 27 minutes without a human in the car. California has allowed limited use of its roads for automated vehicle testing in past years.

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Report: JR Tokai and 11 partners to team on bid for high-speed rail system in Florida

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JR Tokai aims to win an order for a 130 km [81 miles] line connecting the cities of Tampa and Orlando. The Nikkei reports that Central Japan Railway Co.(JR JR Tokai) plans to team up with 11 partners to bid for a high-speed rail system in Florida.

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Univ. of South Florida Researchers Link Subsurface Clouds of Degraded Oil to BP Well

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University of South Florida researchers say they have definitively connected clouds of degraded underwater oil found in the northern Gulf of Mexico to the Deepwater Horizon well (MC252) through Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA). David Hollander.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Florida, Tampa). Routing Over 660,000 miles of transmission line exist within the. to connect photovoltaic solar panels to the grid. connected together. connected together. Agile Direct Grid Connect Medium Voltage 4.7-13.8 grid connection. The overarching goal of. Pacific Northwest. Technologies, Inc.,

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