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Kia EV9 design, $2.5B for EV charging, weight and EV safety: Today’s Car News

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billion federal program will help get more charging to communities and local travel corridors, over years. A luxurious three-row electric SUV from Kia is previewed. And what’s the greatest safety concern related to EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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California ARB formally allows compliance with national GHG vehicle regs to qualify for compliance under Calif rules

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Approval of the amendment marks the fulfillment of a commitment California made in the summer of 2011 to auto manufacturers and the Obama administration to accept the proposed federal standards as equivalent to its own.

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DOE to award up to $2.5M to deploy fuel-cell-powered baggage tow tractors at commercial airports

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Federal programs, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) Program, provide financial incentives to airports and airlines to convert their fleets of GSE, including baggage tow tractors, to low-emission technologies.

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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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Battelle’s Transportation group will conduct the project as part of the National Connected Vehicle Program, a Federal Department of Transportation initiative to use technology to improve safety, mobility, and information sharing between vehicles and roadside equipment.

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CARB approves significant changes to stationary source emissions reporting requirements; reportable chemicals approximately triple to more than 1300

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The amendments are designed to support emissions reduction tracking, trend assessment and help identify additional pollution sources. The additional data collected is also required to support multiple state and federal programs, including regional air quality planning, toxics risk reduction and strategies to reduce criteria pollutants.

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German project exploring integration of electromobility with transport services

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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding BiE with €2 million (US$2.2 million) under the federal program “Electric Mobility”. The paramount project goal is to design an evaluation system for the integration of electric mobility into everyday life.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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This also is why Honda is an enthusiastic participant in a federal program, H 2 USA. With Toyota’s proprietary small, light-weight FC Stack and two 70 MPa high-pressure hydrogen tanks placed beneath the specially designed body, the Toyota FCV Concept can accommodate up to four occupants.

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