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Toyota RAV4 EV may not be compatible with all public Level 2 charging stations

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Level 2” refers to a 240V AC electric vehicle charging station, or EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment). Eaton: EV Charging Station (residential). Eaton: Pow-R-Station (commercial). Toyota uses Leviton Manufacturing as its Level 2 EVSE supplier. Blink/Ecotality: Level 2 Charge Station. Clipper Creek: CS Series.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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In the IEA Modern Truck Scenario, targeted efforts to modernize road freight transport reduces oil demand from road freight vehicles by nearly 16 mb/d by 2050, relative to the Reference Scenario. Gt in 2050, or 75%, relative to the Reference Technology Scenario.

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IEEE STEM Activity Kits Are In Demand at 150 U.S. Public Libraries

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They included hands-on off-the-shelf STEM projects, instructions written by the librarians, and a recommended list of books, DVDs, videos, and other reference material from the library, Genther says. Other corporate donors include American Transmission , Eaton , Elite Electronics , Emerson Electric , and Milwaukee Tool.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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Staffs of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and California Air Resources Board (ARB) are working on the next phase of greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, referred to as Phase 2.

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Ford, Cummins and others break with industry to support strong EPA truck rule

Baua Electric

The EPA is currently finalizing new rules to limit truck emissions, and a group of manufacturers including Ford, Cummins, BorgWarner and Eaton has broken with the industry to support the upcoming “Phase 3” heavy duty emissions rules, while the rest of the industry, led by Volvo and Daimler, continues to lobby against them.

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Volkswagen Group talks EV charging standards, electrification strategy

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One of approximately twenty VW Golf blue e-motion prototypes under test in the United States, with Eaton’s 50kW DC Quick Charger, at Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Laboratory, near San Francisco. DC charging” refers to a charging protocol in which a charging station supplies direct current to a plug-in vehicle’s battery pack.

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