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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

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Separately, Evatran just announced that the City of Sacramento has joined its Apollo Trial Program to test wireless charging technology on its own electric vehicles (EVs).

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Motiv Power Systems to power 13 electric school buses in California pilot

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MotivPower Systems, in partnership with Type-A school bus manufacturer Trans Tech, is bringing electric school buses to the Sacramento, California region. The 13 buses will go to Elk Grove Unified School District and Twin Rivers Unified School District.

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Neste to begin selling 100% renewable diesel in Finland

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Users of Neste Renewable Diesel include cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad, and county of Sacramento. As for corporate customers, Google and UPS have also chosen to reduce their carbon footprint by using Neste Renewable Diesel. —Mika Hyötyläinen, VP, Marketing at Neste Oil Retail.

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Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

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The first participants included Google, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Duke Energy and Clemson University, with installations in the Spring of 2012. The last of the Apollo Program Plugless units will be installed next month at UC Davis and the City of Sacramento.

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Neste rebranding its renewable diesel fuel: “Neste MY Renewable Diesel”

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Fleets that use Neste’s renewable diesel include, amongst others, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad and the County of Sacramento. Companies such as Google and UPS have also been reducing their carbon footprint with Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

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Consumer Watchdog urges California DMV to prohibit autonomous vehicles without human driver until NHTSA safety standards are enforceable

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The regulations were the subject of a public workshop Wednesday in Sacramento, at which NHTSA regulators testified. Google, for example, reported its technology failed 341 times. The proposed DMV regulations offer consumers important privacy protections, said Consumer Watchdog.

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Neste launches Neste MY Renewable Diesel made 100% from waste and residues in Finland; initial customers

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Customers that use Neste’s renewable diesel include San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Carlsbad and the county of Sacramento. Companies such as Google and UPS in the United States and DB Schenker and Lassila & Tikanoja in Finland have also decided to reduce their carbon footprint with Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

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