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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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UPS is working to meet its goal of logging one billion miles with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017, using a Rolling Laboratory approach to determine the right alternative fuel solutions to meet the unique needs of route-specific driving environments. At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure.

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Team led by CTE delivers 2 extended range hydrogen fuel cell utility vehicles to DoD

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Center for Transportation and the Environment. Initial testing has demonstrated the hydrogen views have a range of more than 300 miles, representing an increase by almost a factor of 10 compared to standard electric cart vehicles.

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White House announces new commitments in support of Materials Genome Initiative

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The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will launch a competition to form a $25-million Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials. Georgia Institute of Technology launches New Institute for Materials. Newly announced commitments are: NIST announces $25 million for new Center of Excellence.

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Life cycle study calculates Algenols algae-to-ethanol process can deliver 67% to 87% reduction in carbon footprint compared to gasoline

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A team from Algenol and Georgia Tech calculated the life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emissions for three different system scenarios for this proposed ethanol production process, using process simulations and thermodynamic calculations. This choice of ranges is somewhat arbitrary but has been made based on the likelihood that 0.5%

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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award

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The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization. Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.)

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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With IMA, the company expects to standardize modules and parts between the models to further expand economies of scale and significantly reduce EV development complexity and costs. The next-generation platform will be used on 13 new dedicated EV models from Hyundai Motor Group’s automotive brands Hyundai, Kia and Genesis through 2030.

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Ford targeting smart parking as element of Smart Mobility; vehicle sensors, connectivity and big data

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We can achieve the end game of a deeper or richer data environment. The initial smart parking projects that are part of the Smart Mobility Plan include: The Parking Spotter experiment, conducted with Georgia Tech, leverages driver-assist sensors that most Ford vehicles already have, including sonar and radar. —Dave McCreadie.

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