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US DOE Awards Additional $22M to Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp; $32M Total

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation to receive $32 million in grant funding toward the production of all-electric, zero emissions commercial trucks. Participating customers will receive a subsidy from the program for allowing their vehicles to be part of the demonstration fleet.

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Ford to Survey GHG Footprint of Supply Chain

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Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. The data gathered from suppliers will be evaluated using modeling software from PTC InSight. Tony Brown, Ford group vice president, Global Purchasing.

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Toyota, Aisin to Provide 20 Residential SOFC Cogeneration Systems for Test Program

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Aisin Seiki Co, Ltd will provide a total of 30 residential, solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) cogeneration systems developed jointly by Osaka Gas Co., Once installation is complete in regular households, the five gas companies will gather data necessary for commercialization. Tags: Brief.

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Your Life As A Digital Ghost

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Wong describes the new digital afterlife industry in a chapter of her new book from MIT Press, We the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age. Strickland: And, yeah, you mentioned a few aspects of how that data is represented that makes it harder for it to be controlled, really. The second thing is, of course, that data are linked.

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A123 Systems Opens Li-ion Automotive Battery Manufacturing Plant in Michigan

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A123 Systems announced the grand opening of the largest lithium ion automotive battery production facility in North America, which it calls the largest, based on available data. As part of its continuing US manufacturing ramp up, A123 also plans to open a coating plant in Romulus, Mich., Tags: Brief.

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Toyota Cumulative Hybrid Sales in Japan Top 1M; 2.68M Globally

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Cumulative sales in Japan of its Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) hybrid vehicles have topped the 1-million mark, while more than 2.68 Tags: Hybrids Sales. Annual sales of TMC hybrids in Japan and globally. YTD figure is through 31 July 2010. Click to enlarge.

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New Zealand LM Energy Applies for Underground Coal Gasification Prospecting Permit

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As part of its long term strategy to secure substantial energy resources in New Zealand L&M Energy Limited (LME) has lodged an application for an underground coal gasification (UCG) prospecting permit over a 2.112 sq km area containing in excess of 2 billion tonnes of Waikato coal measures. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge.