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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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Holcomb decided to grant Tesla permission to open the stores based on public opinion. Prominent officials and members of the general public expressed support for Tesla stores in the regions of Charlottesville, Arlington, and Norfolk. Tesla showroom in Century City mall, Los Angeles (Credit: Teslarati).

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INRIX: shared bikes and scooters could replace nearly 50% of downtown vehicle trips

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Honolulu, Hawaii; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Nashville, Tennessee are the Top 3 cities with the greatest profile for micromobility to succeed and reduce vehicle trips in the US, according to INRIX. These cities also feature warm climates with minimal topographic variation, providing further support for micromobility.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Alumina Energy, LLC (Los Angeles, California). Prometheus Innovations (Lafayette, Louisiana). Prometheus Innovations, LLC (Lafayette, Louisiana). Development of High-Quality, Very Large-Grained Cd(Se,Te) thin films for CdTe solar modules, $150,000. First Solar Inc.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Develop a comprehensive understanding of how chemical and electrical energy contained in fuels is exchanged, stored and released. Louisiana State University. University of California, Los Angeles. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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