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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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The island environment also makes it easier to strategically place charging points so that EV drivers have easy access to reach key destinations. San Diego ranks in the top LEAF cities for many of the same reasons in other California and West Coast markets: state tax incentives, HOV/HOT access and general environment-mindedness.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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University of Maryland. Developing an Energy-Conscious Traffic Signal Control System for Optimized Fuel Consumption in Connect Vehicle Environments. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). University of Delaware. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. 689,659.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Project partners are Oahu Transit Services, Gillig, Hawaiian Electric Company and the Center for Transportation and the Environment. Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County, Maryland will receive funds to purchase Proterra 35' E2 battery electric buses, as well as depot chargers, to replace diesel buses. 1,450,000.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Washington University, St. Extreme Environment- Tolerant Materials via Atomic Scale Design of Interfaces. $19. Enhance our fundamental understanding of defects, defect interactions, and defect dynamics that determine the performance of structural alloys in extreme radiation environments. University of Maryland.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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The centers selected for the second round of funding will help lay the scientific groundwork for fundamental advances in solar energy, electrical energy storage, carbon capture and sequestration, materials and chemistry by design, biosciences, and extreme environments. University of Maryland, College Park. Washington University, St.

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