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Volvo Car Corporation challenges EU’s goals and tactics on cutting CO2 emissions; CEO says electrified vehicles will struggle to pass 1% market share by 2020

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Volvo Car Corporation urges the EU to coordinate incentives whilst supporting research and development. The paper also calls for the use of conventionally fueled cars in cities to be halved by 2030 and then completely phased out by 2050. In the long-term, this jeopardizes our industry’s competitiveness and European jobs.

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EEI encourages utilities to spend at least 5% of fleet acquisition budgets on plug-ins

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The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) released a white paper, “ Transportation Electrification: Utility Fleets Leading the Charge ,” that focuses on the electric power industry’s effort to accelerate the expansion of electric transportation in commercial and retail markets, beginning with electric utility fleets. —EEI white paper.

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Pike forecasts worldwide revenue from fuel cells and hydrogen will reach $785M million in 2012; interest in fuel cell vehicles re-emerges

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The total size of the global hydrogen and fuel cell market—including revenues from fuel cells and from hydrogen for fuel cells and internal combustion engines (ICEs)—will reach $785 million in 2012, according to a new white paper from Pike Research. Flight to third-party countries for manufacturing will increase.

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ARB Staff Posts Expert Review Reports of the ZEV Technical Analysis

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ARB staff then published a white paper summarizing possible changes to the ZEV regulation along with attachments on ZEV technology status; a 2050 GHG analysis; and complimentary policies. The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis.

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Montana Company Licenses Lawrence Livermore Zinc Air Fuel Cell Technology

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Power Air Corporation had earlier secured a license; that license agreement terminated in November 2009. These figures were quoted in a recent white paper by Meridian International Research, which stated, “ Lithium supply and future production will be far from adequate to sustain global electric vehicle production.”.

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California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

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The joint authors of California’s Clean Energy Future are the Air Resources Board (ARB), California Energy Commission (CEC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO).

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DOE Makes First Awards from $1.4B for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

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Archer Daniels Midland Corporation. Battelle researchers will partner with Boise White Paper LLC and Fluor Corporation to demonstrate geologic CO 2 storage in deep flood basalt formations in the State of Washington. DOE Share: $1,719,464). Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division.

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