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Univ. of Delaware and state partner on EV charging station project to support longer electric trips

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Faster charging stations for electric vehicles will be strategically placed at key locations in Delaware to enable long trips in the state by next year, through a new collaborative research agreement between the University of Delaware (UD) and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). —Prof.

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Study suggests focusing on cold starts in gasoline cars as target for emissions reduction

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The researchers are presenting their work today at the 252 nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Philadelphia. The researchers took the cars to the Haagen-Smit Laboratory funded by the California Air Resources Board and drove them on a giant treadmill. —Greg Drozd, Ph.D. —Greg Drozd.

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Attendance at IEEE’s STEM Summer Camp Breaks Records

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Held on university campuses across the United States, the experience also helps them stand out in an increasingly competitive college-acceptance environment. The first of two sessions held at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the new camp locations, sold out well before the enrollment deadline.

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Toyota launches Collaborative Safety Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Toyota is launching a new, advanced safety research center that will collaborate with leading North American universities, hospitals, research institutions, federal agencies and other organizations on projects aimed at reducing the number of traffic fatalities and injuries on America’s roads. over 2008 levels. deaths for 2008.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Level 2 AC charging (L2) with universally accepted J1772 connectors will serve charging at long dwell-time locations.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. Weis et al.

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New Approach to Release Hydrogen from Ammonia Borane Promising for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications

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A team of chemical engineers at Purdue University have developed a noncatalytic hydrothermolysis approach to release hydrogen from ammonia borane (AB)—a promising hydrogen storage material containing 19.6 Research findings were also presented 15 June during the International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering in Philadelphia.

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