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California Governor’s Office releases 2013 ZEV action plan; 1.5M ZEVs on CA roadways by 2025

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For the purposes of the executive order and action plan, ZEVs include hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The Executive Order also directs state government to begin purchasing ZEVs. Transform fleets. Transform fleets.

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California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

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It does not impact existing vehicles on the road today, which will still be legal to own and drive. Plug-in hybrid, full battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles count toward an automaker’s requirement. Staff is also proposing new rules that will clean up or eliminate the highest-emitting vehicles in the fleet.

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Total to acquire Engie’s upstream LNG business, becoming 2nd largest global LNG player

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This portfolio includes participating interests in liquefaction plants, notably the interest in the Cameron LNG project in the US, long-term LNG sales and purchase agreements, an LNG tanker fleet as well as access to regasification capacities in Europe. —Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman & CEO of Total.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. First, there are more products available for purchase with new entrants ready to boost the market profile. PEV makers pursue revenue beyond vehicle sales.

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DOT announces $22.5M in latest round of low or no emissions bus deployment (LoNo) funding

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Hydrogen fuel-cell and battery-electric buses qualify as zero-emission. A low emission bus is defined as any transit bus that is powered by an engine that produces lower non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) and NO x than are legally permitted under EPA’s engine standards. Of the $22.5 million available in LoNo grant funds, a minimum of $3.0

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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This new strategic direction will be anchored in all divisions—from administration and purchasing to development and production, all the way to sales. For a fleet of around 2.5 The use of green hydrogen can also play an important part in energy generation at suitable BMW Group locations. —Oliver Zipse.

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EU Industry Ministers Call for Harmonized EV Charging and Safety Standards by Mid-2011

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Emphasized that electric vehicles (including full electric and plug-in hybrids) will soon be ready for market introduction and that hydrogen vehicles remain a valid ultra-low-carbon mobility option in the medium-term perspective, as affordability of the car and of the fuel is achieved.

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