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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will result in expanded availability of alternative fuels with 17 new CNG and E85 fueling stations and 63 electric vehicle charging stations. New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition’s New Jersey Compressed Natural Gas Refuse Trucks, Shuttle Buses and Infrastructure. Total DOE award: $14,999,658.

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Remembering IEEE Spectrum Columnist Bob Lucky

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A MEMORABLE CAREER Lucky received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University , in West Lafayette, Ind., in EE from the university in 1961, he joined Bell Labs as a communications engineer. A LASTING LEGACY Lucky was an invited lecturer at nearly 100 universities. in 1957 and 1959.

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BMW and UC Davis Partner on MINI E Study

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BMW of North America and the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) are partnering on a year-long field study to determine the viability of electric vehicles. MINI E customers, based primarily in Los Angeles with a few in the New York City-area, will participate in the study. Jim McDowell, Vice President, MINI USA.

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Study looks at the viability of the MINI E

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The BMW MINI E is one of the most exciting and head turning electric car concepts and now it is being put to the test thanks to a partnership between BMW and the University of California at Davis. Tags: BMW Electric cars Green cars Latest news MINI BMW MINI E electric car charging Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research UC Davis.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Therefore, it is not surprising that homeowners (with an median household income of $82,210, according to NMHC data) make up nearly nine out of 10 sales of all new U.S. Nor is it surprising, as a University of California, Berkeley study found, that homeowners purchase EVs at nearly six times the rate of renters.