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DOE awards $20M to 10 hydrogen production and delivery technologies projects

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University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii will receive $3 million to develop photoelectrodes for direct solar water splitting. million to develop an innovative high-efficiency solar thermochemical reactor for solar hydrogen production. Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, Texas will receive $1.8

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BMW Group Technology Office USA and Tendril to demonstrate electric vehicle and smart energy home integration

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to prepare for the roll-out and integration of the new BMW ActiveE electric vehicle (EV). Tendril will demonstrate how its cloud platform integrates the BMW ActiveE with the home area network to provide orchestrated and prioritized charging at DistribuTECH taking place 24-26 January in San Antonio, Texas.).

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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Vehicle Workgroup and create a strategic plan for statewide natural gas. vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. for electric vehicle (EV) users (and potential EV users) in Minnesota. vehicle and natural gas workshops to educate potential fleet users in the. Carolina Solar Center.

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Personal: Range Anxiety Be Damned!

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Staying true to my nature, I decided to see how much better things have become by loading some 20 solar panels into my Mach-E and heading off to south of King City, CA, to deliver them to their next owner. She’d go farther, saying that sometimes I’m an idiot and do really stupid things. Normally, I’d argue, but there’s no point. She’s right.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will deploy 554 alternative fuel and hybrid electric vehicles and install 153 alternative fueling and electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Chicago region. The initiative also includes garbage trucks, also known as refuse collection vehicles. Total DOE award: $14,999,658.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

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This works if your power comes from the utility company or solar panels, which can be provided through a program Ford has with SunRun. Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity to drive the F-150 Lightning at a media event in San Antonio, Texas. Electric can haul. Silent Running. Lightning Pro $41,669. Warranties.

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Biden to pour hundreds of millions into building EV charging stations

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Mesa, Arizona, will receive $12 million to build 48 electric vehicle chargers for a variety of vehicle sizes, charging docks for e-bikes and e-scooters, and solar canopies to support electricity generation at the stations. You can see a list of recipients here.