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Fisker Ocean Extreme achieves EPA range of 360 miles; longest of any new electric SUV under $200k

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Fisker announced that as of 31 May, the all-electric Fisker Ocean Extreme (starting price $68,999) has an Environmental Protection Agency-estimated total range of 360 miles on standard 20" wheels and tires, exceeding Fisker’s previous estimates. The CARB Executive Order grants the Fisker Ocean Extreme the maximum 4.0

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Study found highly elevated PM2.5 in pre-COVID-19 subway air in NE US; NYC the worst

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concentrations and particle composition from area samples collected in the subways of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; New York City, New York/New Jersey (NYC/NJ); and Washington, District of Columbia. A team led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine researchers measured real-time and gravimetric PM 2.5

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Freightliner Inspiration truck receives autonomous vehicle licensing from Nevada DMV

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Nevada has granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck—the Freightliner Inspiration—to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). The radar unit in the center area of the Freightliner Inspiration Truck front bumper scans the road ahead at long and short range.

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US DOT awarding $600M to more than 70 transportation infrastructure projects under TIGER II

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Forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states will share nearly $600 million from the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) TIGER II program for major infrastructure projects ranging from highways and bridges to transit, rail and ports. Allocation of TIGER II funding by project type. Click to enlarge.

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ECOtality installs first DC fast charger in Tennessee

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ECOtality worked closely with Cracker Barrel during the site selection process, and took into account factors ranging from traffic patterns, retail destinations and input from other regional partners. We identified destination locations like Cracker Barrel as ideal for charging stations—places where people can grab a meal, charge up and go.

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Quallion Seeking $9M from California Energy Commission in Cost Sharing for Li-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility

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If its DOE and Energy Commission bids are granted, Quallion will begin construction of a new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility immediately in southern California, with a completion target of 2012. exist in 24 states and the District of Columbia. mAh cell) for medical implants to large 15 and 72 Ah prismatic cells.

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Almost $1.8B in US Funding to Support Energy Research; ARPA-E and Energy Frontier Research Centers

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In addition, the Department of Energy announced $777 million in grants to establish 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers. ARPA-E is a new Department of Energy organization modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Each center will receive $2-$5 million per year for an initial period of five years.

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