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Boeing HorizonX invests in lithium-metal rechargeable battery startup Cuberg

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Cuberg developed an advanced lithium metal rechargeable battery cell that is designed to be a drop-in solution to existing large-scale battery manufacturing processes. In September 2017, CalSEED awarded Cuberg $150,000 in Phase I grant funding. In December 2017, NSF SBIR awarded Cuberg $225,000 in Phase I grant funding.

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AMPLY Power saves up to 40% on energy costs for Tri Delta Transit electric buses

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Using this real-time status allows AMPLY’s system to forecast when the vehicles will be ready-to-go, and once the vehicles are out delivering passengers, AMPLY’s system can track their return state-of-charge battery level and length of time to recharge. For Tri-Delta, this is realizing up to 40% savings on energy rates.

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Safran acquires stake in Li-Sulfur battery maker OXIS Energy; OXIS announces two JDAs

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OXIS Energy, a leader in lithium-sulfur cell technology for high energy density battery systems, has already been granted 173 patents with 96 pending. Since being founded in April 2015, it has contributed financing to nine innovative companies active in sectors related to Safran’s businesses (Industry 4.0,

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FTA announces $55M for FY 2017 Low-No funding

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Eligible applicants are designated recipients of FTA grants, states, local governmental authorities and Indian Tribes. Maximum Federal participation in the costs of leasing or acquiring a transit bus financed under the Low-No Program is 85% of the total transit bus cost.

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Electric Vehicle Arteries (EVA+) fast charging: Enel, Verbund, Renault, Nissan, BMW & Volkswagen partner in Italy & Austria

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Enel, as coordinator, and Austria’s main utility Verbund are collaborating on a fast-recharging network project in Italy and Austria, alongside some of the world’s largest EV carmakers including Renault, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group Italia (represented by Volkswagen and Audi). A grant agreement worth a maximum of €4.2

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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

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The new E-Trikes, which run on an electric motor and rechargeable lithium-ion battery, will be introduced to Metro Manila and other urban centers across the Philippines under a lease-to-own arrangement. Once the project is completed in December 2017, ADB will have financed upgrades to nearly 2,200 km (1,367 miles) of the network.

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Electric vehicles sales & charging stations need in India

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Ensure finance availability, particularly for commercial EVs. The Grant Thornton Bharat-Ficci report said for India to reach its vision of 100 per cent EVs by 2030. With FAME II scheme government must also focus on some of this actions: Ensure deployment of high-quality advanced batteries. Global sales of EVs grew by 39 percent to 3.1

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