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Audi E-Tron tows GM EV1 500 miles: Reality check about EV range

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An E-tron towed a trailer containing a General Motors EV1—the first modern electric car—from Tulsa Tech in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the Fully Charged Live electric-car event at Circuit of the. Audi recently showed off that capability with a very special payload.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $8.5M to bring natural gas- and propane-powered vehicles to California

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The approved incentives go to these companies: Crane Carrier Company (Tulsa, Oklahoma) is awarded $884,000 to help buy- down 34 natural gas vehicles in the 26,001 pounds and greater gross vehicle weight range. The vehicles must be powered by natural gas and are in the 26,001 pounds and greater gross vehicle weight range.

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INRIX analysis identifies top 10 US cities for highly autonomous vehicles; prioritizing corridors for deployment

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In these environments, the upside of electric drivetrains is maximized while range and charging infrastructure limitations are minimized. Trips: Electric and shared-use vehicles are best designed to fill shorter travel needs in more heavily trafficked areas. New Orleans. Albuquerque.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The Michigan Fuel Forward project will work with a wide range of partners. INCOG Tulsa Area. Austin and San Antonio region; and hold training seminars regarding multifamily housing and workplace electric vehicle charging. Clean Energy. to convene an Alt-Fuel Task Force; include alternative fuels in regional and. Clean Cities.

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

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

We thank our partners for your wide range of support in this important endeavor and are grateful for everyone’s efforts and dedication in making this campaign an overwhelming success to this point. Hear is an update of some of the accomplishments the Plug-in Partners campaign has achieved over the past six months.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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Funded through DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the projects will also improve materials, manufacturing processes, and supply chains for a wide range of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and components of solar energy systems. House Republicans are intensifying an investigation into Solyndra ( Washington Post ).

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