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Cruising San Francisco, With No One Behind the Wheel

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When David De Clercq traveled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to Alcatraz. Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles or, colloquially, robotaxis, have been driving the streets of San Francisco in some form since 2009 and have been operating commercially since last August. “I

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County of Alameda Selects ElectroDrive for Conversion of Dodge Dakota to EREV

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The County of Alameda recently entered into a partnership with ElectraDrive for a pilot conversion of one of its fleet Dodge Dakotas to extended-range electric drive. The project is funded in part by a grant from the Greenlight Initiative of the California State Automobile Association.

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Eden Energy and BAF Develop Hythane Calibration for Ford 6.8L V10

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This calibration was granted certification recently by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), allowing the commercial sale and use of the engine. The Hythane engine calibration was designed for the Hythane project in progress at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). V10 engines used in E-450 vehicles.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

Cars That Think

constitutional amendment that was passed by the National Congress of Chile and signed by the president, the people of Chile are the first in the world to be granted a new kind of human rights—“neurorights”—which advocates say are made necessary by rapid advances in neurotechnology. Thanks to a. Neurotech includes. Spain’s new.

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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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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. San Francisco, CA.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. A year ago, we weren’t even having this conversation.

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DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute and LS9 Collaboration Develops Microbe That Produces Biodiesel, Alcohols and Waxes Directly From Biomass

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A more scalable, controllable, and economic alternative route to these fuels and chemicals would be through the microbial conversion of renewable feedstocks, such as biomass-derived carbohydrates. and the UC Discovery Grant program. and the UC Discovery Grant program. —Jay Keasling.