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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). But safety analysis, cycling/aging analysis and integrated validation will push those computational requirements into the exa era. “

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Responsible for designing the transportation system for the Citadel of Masdar. A mix of technology, a mix of urban planning, really setting the stage so people can make intelligent, resourceful decisions on when to use certain modes of transportation ,” said Cervero. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

More data needs to be gathered before we truly understand whether the lack of a running engine makes a difference in pedestrian safety. Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Follow us on Twitter!

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. will develop an innovative artificial symbiotic colony of a photosynthetic bacterium with Shewanella, a hydrocarbon producing bacteria, to convert carbon dioxide to transportation fuels using sunlight. DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $1,900,067).

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Tags: evdriven. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!