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How Are EVs Part of Environmental Justice?

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A January 2023 study from the University of Michigan found that “more than half of the lowest-income U.S. million households) would continue to experience high transportation energy burdens, defined…as spending more than 4 percent of household income on filling the tank or charging up.” “EV ownership in the U.S.

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Tesla Model Y taxi fleet from Revel set for NYC launch after regulatory mix up

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This will make it the largest universal fast charging depot in the Americas, the company said. The TLC is fully committed to a 100% electrified future , just not at the cost of additional congestion,” Fromberg told Teslarati. The company will also open a Superhub in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn with 25 Level 3 chargers.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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ARPA-E’s RANGE program seeks to improve EV driving range and reduce vehicle costs by re-envisioning the total EV battery system, rather than working to increase the energy density of individual battery cells. For example, the University of California, San Diego will receive approximately $3.5 University of Houston.

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Transonic Looking at Final Funding Round This Year, Production Deployment of Supercritical Fuel System in 2014; 50-75% Improvement in Engine Fuel Economy

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The use of a supercritical fuel charge enables very fast and complete combustion with minimized thermal losses. Researchers at Syracuse University are working on a method to prepare, inject and combust supercritical diesel fuel. The TSCi charge is nearly invisible to the eye. Source: Transonic. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers. —Jon Lauckner.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. Robert Paaswell, director of the University Transportation Research Center, would probably agree. by Lars Vercelli for the Gotham Gazette.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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