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CALSTART white paper shows nationwide tech supplier industry ready to support more efficient heavy-duty trucks and buses

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A new high-level white-paper from clean transportation industry group CALSTART shows that US companies that develop and manufacture high-efficiency, low-carbon technologies for heavy-duty vehicles are ready to support more efficient trucks and buses. This white paper just scratches the surface of that capability.

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CAE and Volocopter partner to train eVTOL pilots

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Volocopter’s family of electric aircraft are designed to relieve today’s heavily fossil-fueled, inner-city traffic for both people (VoloCity, VoloConnect) and goods (VoloDrone). Volocopter’s VoloCity air taxi for commercial UAM services. © Volocopter.

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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

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A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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Next 10-UC Berkeley study suggests additional tax revenue or income-based rate structure to make electricity more affordable for Californians

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Source: Designing Electricity Rates for An Equitable Energy Transition. Source: Designing Electricity Rates for An Equitable Energy Transition. The En Banc centers around themes and concepts raised by a CPUC-authored white paper on California electric and gas cost and rate trends over the next decade.

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Tesla Energy takes a stand against coal and gas generators in Australia

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In March 2019, Australia’s energy ministers tasked the Energy Security Board (ESB) to advise on a national electricity market design, which birthed the Post 2025 Electricity Market Design. In April 2021, the ESB released an options paper and invited companies and innovators to comment on their detailed design thus far.

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IEEE Leaders Are Planning Now for 2050 and Beyond

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Last year Liu formed the Ad Hoc Committee on IEEE in 2050 to assist IEEE in meeting the needs of the future by planning now. The committee was tasked with identifying the changes the organization might need to make while beginning to develop long-term strategies for the future.

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Download the Techniques & Methods of Battery Failure Analysis Whitepaper – Charged EVs

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The findings from a failure analysis are often used to determine corrective actions such as preventing the failure of similar products, improving the design of future products or to address liability claims. A battery or cell failure may be performance (e.g. the lifetime of the battery is not up to the specification), safety (e.g.