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Nature Materials editorial urges reconsideration of approach to battery regulation in Europe

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At the same time, the EU has proposed new regulations on battery technologies that aim to also make the industry more sustainable and less polluting. The regulations will constrain not only battery manufacturers within Europe but also electric-vehicle companies, who will need to source their batteries in ways that meet the regulations.

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Cleaner fuels have replaced more than 3B gallons of diesel under California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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CARB developed the program to help support a return to 1990 levels of climate-changing gases by 2020, as required by AB 32, the 2006 landmark climate bill. Those companies were required to make up for their shortfall by purchasing credits from fuel providers who had supplied cleaner fuels. California reached that overall goal in 2016.

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Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

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In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. China recently launched several EV demonstration programs (e.g., Earlier post.] —Huo et al.

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California clean fuels rule reports 100% compliance in 2017

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It was originally developed to support a return to 1990 levels of climate-changing gases by 2020, as required by AB 32, the 2006 landmark climate bill. Electricity displaced about 75 million gallons of petroleum. The clean fuels also reduced emissions of toxic pollutants as well as those that cause smog.

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Georgia Tech study finds MD electric urban delivery trucks have cost advantages over diesel in some conditions; relative benefits depend on numerous factors

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The study found that TCO for electric and diesel medium-duty urban delivery trucks were similar. The electric truck is relatively more cost-effective on the NYCC and when VKT demand is higher. Cost-competitiveness of the electric truck diminishes in drive cycles with higher average speeds. Credit: ACS, Lee et al.

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Greenland Inaugurates First Hydrogen Plant for Renewable Energy Storage; Future Upgrade May Support Vehicle Fueling

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The idea is to use this capacity to produce electricity and split water into hydrogen and oxygen in the test hydrogen plant. In periods with larger energy consumption, typically during winter, we convert the hydrogen to electricity and heat in the fuel cell system in the test plant.

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California Air Resources Board To Award Up to $1M for Hybridization of Existing Marine Vessel

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This solicitation is issued under the Assembly Bill 118 (AB 118) Air Quality Improvement Program’s (AQIP), Advanced Technology Demonstration Project and is intended to fund technologies on the cusp of commercialization with the potential for significant reductions in criteria and toxic air pollutants.

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