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Charlotte Launches Electric Bus Pilot Testing 18 Electric Buses From 3 Companies

CleanTechnica EVs

By Irene Nielson & Zak Accuardi, co-written with Catherine Kummer, Climate Advisor for the City of Charlotte. Article courtesy of NRDC.

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Pike forecasts growth for wireless charging for plug-in vehicles, but tied to overall growth of plug-in market

Green Car Congress

Announced installations for the second phase of the program include: Four stations installed on Nissan LEAFs and Chevrolet Volts in California from the City of Sacramento and LADWP to Google in Silicon Valley; Four stations installed in cold-weather climates such as Detroit with Apollo partners Bosch Automotive Service Solutions and DTE Energy on Chevrolet (..)

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Construction begins on DOE-sponsored carbon-capture project at Kentucky Power Plant

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The program supports national efforts to mitigate climate change by capturing CO 2 at large point sources, such as power plants, and permanently storing the greenhouse gases to prevent its release into the atmosphere.

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FTA awards almost $16.6M to coordinate fuel cell bus research

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This project will demonstrate a fuel cell bus in a large transit agency, with the potential for larger fleets of cell bus procurements, as well as develop and demonstrate new technology that enables operation of fuel cell buses in cold climates. Advanced Composite Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration. Amount: $1,667,408.

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Breakthrough on salt-tolerant wheat

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This work is significant as salinity already affects over 20% of the world's agricultural soils, and salinity poses an increasing threat to food production due to climate change. Richard James and University of Adelaide student Bo Xu. Dr. Rana Munns.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

Green Car Congress

The markets of Charlotte, Detroit, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Providence, and Virginia Beach showed charging infrastructure growth of approximately 30% to 80%, corresponding with at least a doubling of their electric vehicle uptake from 2015 to 2016. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure remains a barrier in many markets.

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Riding the tide

Electric Auto Association

Charlotte chapter meets new challenges from the increase in EV demand. Since the recent rise in interest in electric vehicles (EVs), Charlotte Electric Vehicle Association (CEVA) President Jess Montgomery has become the go-to EV expert in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. CEVA President Jess Montgomery.