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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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Pike Research projects California, New York and Florida to lead US in PEV sales

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Pike forecasts that, “unsurpisingly” California, New York and Florida will likely lead the way in PEV sales in the early years of the decade, with 366,099, 146,242 and 101,530 cumulative vehicle sales between 2011 and 2017, respectively. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. Pacific Gas & Electric (California).

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

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Insurance and $100 worth of gas are also included, and there are no membership or application fees. Maven Reserve is available now in Los Angeles and San Francisco with plans to expand to other cities. Since launching in October 2016, Maven City car sharing in Los Angeles has experienced an average monthly member growth of 56%.

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NASA’s New Earth Space Mission maps methane ‘super-emitters’

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But EMIT has demonstrated another capability: detecting the presence of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is much more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Identifying methane point sources can be a key step in the process.

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To the four corners of the USA on an electric motorcycle

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Seattle, Los Angeles, Florida, and Maine: the four corners of the continental U.S. DON'T MISS: 'Kick Gas' Movie: Driving Across U.S. Those points are where I intend to ride my 2014 Zero SR electric motorcycle this summer.

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DOE awards $60M to 24 R&D projects to accelerate advancements in zero-emissions vehicles

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Transportation accounts for approximately 30% of total US energy needs and generates the largest share of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. University of South Florida. Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. Manufacturing Demonstration of a Large-scale, Multimaterial Vehicle Sub-system. AOI 6: Low?cost Xtelligent.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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Participating universities will use electric powertrains, next generation control systems, and advanced battery technologies to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The schools that have been chosen to participate are: California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California).