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DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

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Mississippi State University. This project will develop a combination of new alloys and novel casting techniques to produce high-performance, low-cost castings for crankshafts and rotating components with properties similar to forged units. Arizona State University. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Southern Company: Mississippi Power.

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