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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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In this context, the purchasing incentives of individual states are highlighted as well as potential changes to the legal regulations that will make it more difficult for OEMs to comply with them in the future. Increased sales volumes in Europe are to a large extent due to the purchase incentives contained in stimulus packages.

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Brookings analysts recommend against repeating cash for clunkers program in future recession

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billion program provided a short-term boost in vehicle sales; however, some of these sales were pulled forward (or borrowed) from sales that would have occurred in the future in the absence of the program. In the event of a future economic recession, we would not recommend repeating the CARS program. million, or 0.7 million tons.

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Zero-Emission Truck (ZET) Coalition calls for government to prioritize investments benefiting ZETs

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The National Zero-Emission Truck (ZET) Coalition, including some four dozen organizations representing the US’ major heavy truck makers, innovators, suppliers and key stakeholders, sent a letter to Congressional leadership calling on any stimulus or recovery legislative package to prioritize investments that benefit U.S.

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Penn State, EC Power use internal thermal modulation to enable stable fast charging

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Acting as a stimulus, the nickel foil self-regulates the battery’s temperature and reactivity which allows for 10-minute fast charging on just about any EV battery, Wang explained. EC Power is working to manufacture and commercialize the fast-charging battery for an affordable and sustainable future of vehicle electrification, Wang said.

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BMW, Bosch, Volkswagen founding members of Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC)

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In the Stimulus and Future Package, the German Government has given a big boost to the development of Quantum Computers. This is intended to create the basis for a successful industrialisation of quantum computing in Germany and Europe.

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thyssenkrupp Steel, HKM and Port of Rotterdam jointly investigate setting up hydrogen supply chains

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A concrete and significant demand for hydrogen from the steel industry as an alternative to coal as well as the options to store CO 2 can work as a stimulus for the realization of this infrastructure.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

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The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. If you are a business in a program area, you can get the same deal - free charge stations paid for by stimulus money. Nissan LEAF buyers are excluded. Ecotality's EV Project got an exclusive.)

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