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EEI encourages utilities to spend at least 5% of fleet acquisition budgets on plug-ins

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The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) released a white paper, “ Transportation Electrification: Utility Fleets Leading the Charge ,” that focuses on the electric power industry’s effort to accelerate the expansion of electric transportation in commercial and retail markets, beginning with electric utility fleets.

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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

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In a white paper released at a National Press Club briefing, Secretary Mineta detailed his support for such policies—i.e., The federal government is pushing their fleet-procurement decisions almost completely to EVs and hybrids irrespective of costs. Diesel/hybrid US take-rates, June 2010-June 2011. Data: Polk.

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ICCT quantifies the EV charging infrastructure gap across US markets

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In a new white paper , the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has quantified the gap in charging infrastructure across the 100 most populous US metropolitan areas in the US to power more than 3 million expected electric vehicles by 2025. To this end, leading markets are already deeply engaged and serving as models.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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As described in their white paper, “Evaluation of state-level US electric vehicle incentives”, the researchers found that some of the states with the largest electric vehicle incentives—i.e., Total benefit and electric vehicle sales share for the ten states with the highest sales share of BEVs and PHEVs. Source: ICCT.

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Victoria Begins Major 5-Year Electric Vehicle Trial

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Most of the vehicles will be small passenger cars, placed into households and commercial and government fleets. used in freight fleets. Fleets have already joined through an invitation to participate process at the start of 2010. As far as possible, fleets and households will be close to each other so that. electric car.

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Montana Company Licenses Lawrence Livermore Zinc Air Fuel Cell Technology

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These figures were quoted in a recent white paper by Meridian International Research, which stated, “ Lithium supply and future production will be far from adequate to sustain global electric vehicle production.”. ZAI is in discussions with multiple fleet vehicle manufacturers to develop products for their immediate needs.

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Trafigura and Yara to explore opportunities for clean ammonia as shipping fuel; infrastructure and market opportunities

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There is a growing consensus that hydrogen-based fuels will ultimately be the shipping fuels of the future, but clear and comprehensive regulation is essential. Demand and supply of clean ammonia need to be developed in tandem. —Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, President of Yara Clean Ammonia. The Oslo-based company produces roughly 8.5

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