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Los Angeles City Council approves development plan for 10,000 city-owned EVs

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The Los Angeles City Council is putting forth a plan to expand the number of city-owned electric vehicles to at least 10,000 and deploy a sizeable charging infrastructure for EVs throughout the city. The proposal was passed by a 12-0 vote, according to NBC Los Angeles.

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Tesla settles hazardous waste lawsuit in California for $1.5 million

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Tesla is one step away from incorporating its business to Texas While Tesla did not admit to doing anything wrong in response to the suit, the company agreed to the settlement amount and said it will take steps to better handle waste in the future, along with hiring a third-party auditor to monitor its waste handling over a five-year period.

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GreenPower delivers its first electric school bus in Arizona

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Deborah Gonzalez, the Phoenix Elementary School District superintendent, said, “We are grateful to our community for passing bonds that allow us to invest in fostering a cleaner environment for our students, drivers, and community.”

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Four of the top 15 markets are in California: San Francisco (1), Los Angeles (2), San Diego (7) and Sacramento (8). Los Angeles. The island environment also makes it easier to strategically place charging points so that EV drivers have easy access to reach key destinations. New York City.

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Universal LNG Solutions rolling out Class 8 LNG truck fleet for pilot

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The fleet, which will ship goods throughout Texas and the surrounding states during a two-month pilot program between ULNG and key partners, will demonstrate how trucking companies can lower costs while reducing their carbon footprint using LNG engines. —Jeffrey Liu, CEO of Universal LNG Solutions.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Los Alamos National Laboratory. Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., El Centro, Calif. Idaho National Laboratory. Louisville, Colo.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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The winning coalition, headquartered in Los Angeles, California brings together a consortium of nearly 200 partners from across academia, industry, and non-profits to spur advances in smart sensors and digital process controls that can significantly improve the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. of Virginia; Virginia Tech; U.