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Pennsylvania invests $7.9M in 21 alt-fuel projects

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Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.

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Toyota expands Collaborative Safety Research Center with $35M; focus on transition to automated vehicle and connected vehicle technologies

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Toyota’s CSRC is partnering with Indiana University-Purdue to develop standardized test protocols for pedestrian pre-collision systems, including mannequins of different shapes and sizes that mimic real-world walking speeds and angles.

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DOE investing $120M over 5 years in Energy Innovation Hub for Critical Materials Research

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The Critical Materials Hub builds on the Department’s Critical Materials Strategy report ( earlier post ), which addresses the use of rare earths and other critical materials in clean energy components, products, and processes. The award selection is expected this fall. The deadline for submitting competitive proposals was this week.

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SMUD announces regional initiative to develop a future mobility center in Sacramento

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The Mobility Center is envisioned as a public-private partnership of governmental entities, leading universities, electric utilities, technology and automotive companies, and venture capitalists. The Mobility Center will build on the ATOS model by providing a full life cycle suite of services from idea all the way to market.

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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The NNCI sites will provide researchers from academia, government, and companies large and small with access to university user facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation, and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology. million each per year.

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Since its launch in 2011, CSRC launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. —Chuck Gulash, director of CSRC.

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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in electric bus company Proterra; part of $55M round

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As Proterra continues to build upon its 60% market share in the North American electric transit market, this new funding will support the company’s East and West coast production capabilities and its commitment to ongoing technology innovation.

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