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Nine states and DC to design regional approach to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

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All the participating jurisdictions are members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

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Law firm Akerman launches EV infrastructure-oriented legal team – Charged EVs

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One of these new units is the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Team, which “provides its clients, including businesses, municipalities and universities, with the diverse legal services needed to further the transportation transformation for automated, connected and electric vehicles.”

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ZF’s second electric drive for public transportation entering production in Q3: CeTrax

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Various manufacturers worldwide already rely on the ZF AxTrax AVE portal axle as an electric drive for buses in public transport. Starting in the third quarter of 2020, ZF’s CeTrax electric central drive will be the second electric drive from ZF for public transport to go into volume production. N·m/kg.

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EU-funded project Recirculate seeks to create new business models for repair, reuse, and recycling of second-life batteries

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They will be responsible for designing concepts, workflows, and templates for data collected and shared via digital Battery Passports as well as building an MVP online marketplace. Safe transportation and storage of battery components DHL will be responsible for the safe transportation and storage of packs, modules and cells.

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French battery start-up Verkor raises €100 million

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Co-led by EQT Ventures and Renault Group, with participation from the French Government and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, the funding will support the company’s expansion, and trigger the construction of the Verkor Innovation Centre (VIC) where the company will design advanced battery cells and modules. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Japanese demonstration project begins for commercialization of vessels equipped with high-power fuel cells

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The partners will begin a feasibility study in September 2020 and start designing the vessel and hydrogen-fuel-supply equipment in 2021. Application to vessels through new vessel design and development. newly design and develop the vessel’s hull so that it can optimally operate with FC as power). Role of each company.

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International Transport Forum recommends 12 ways for governments to make roads safer for pedestrians

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A report released by the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD highlights. The study, entitled “Pedestrian Safety, Urban Space and Health”, was prepared by a Working Group of transport experts and urban planners from 19 countries and the World Health Organization under the leadership of the ITF.