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PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

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Additionally, PG&E expects to learn more about the overall customer experience to help inform future collaborations as this emerging technology becomes more readily available. Today, we are seeing breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of the energy and transportation industries. —PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe.

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Argonne VERIFI researchers applying GSA to investigate combustion engine parameters; seeking cleaner and more efficient engines

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By gaining a better understanding of how these parameter uncertainties affect outcomes, the VERIFI researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Connecticut, are seeking to create cleaner and more efficient engines. —Sibendu Som.

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Blue Bird first to offer certified ultra-low NOx level for propane school buses; 0.02 g/bhp-hr

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Blue Bird is providing the cleanest propane engine available for school buses on the market, with this version being 90% cleaner than the current emissions standard and 10 times cleaner than any non-Blue Bird propane school bus option available today. g/bhp-hr—a new version of the Ford 6.8

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Florida-based public microtransit operator Freebee deploys Lightning Systems electric passenger vans

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This also contributes to municipal sustainability goals, as well as providing cleaner air on the roads. All Lightning products are available today. The vans delivered to Freebee went into service almost immediately after delivery.

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Efacec licenses Qualcomm’s wireless EV charging technology

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We will commercialise WEVC infrastructure for our customers, offering smarter and cleaner ways to charge EVs, which complement the offer we have on conductive charging. We believe Qualcomm Halo technology delivers the most advanced and comprehensive WEVC technology available today.

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Tritium, Miller providing fast chargers and light-duty EVs for mining industry

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As a result, the Relay is the most environmentally-friendly, safe and efficient light-duty mining vehicle of its kind available today. In 2011 Miller realized that new technologies were needed to offer a cleaner, safer environment for mine workers and the general environment.

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UC Berkeley EBI, Shell sign $25M partnership to fund new energy tech research

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EBI’s research focus to date has been on enabling feedstock availability—a goal shared with Shell, which currently holds 50% equity in RaĂ­zen, the world’s largest producer of one of the lowest-CO 2 biofuels available today. —Shell chief technology officer Yuri Sebregts.

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