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USDOT Awards Nearly $60 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Arizona, Texas, & Utah to Serve as National Models & Help Save Lives on Our Nation’s Roadways

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Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that it is awarding $60 million in grants under the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program to advance connected and interoperable vehicle technologies. The grants to recipients in Arizona, Texas, and Utah will serve.

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Electreon and ASPIRE to launch electrified roadway demo in Utah

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Electreon’s in-motion (dynamic) wireless charging technology will be installed in ASPIRE’s research test track in North Logan, Utah, in summer 2022 to showcase the company’s technology for the first time in North America. Utah test track. Earlier post.).

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Tesla granted extension to prepare for suit over inflated insurance premiums

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Tesla has been granted an extension to prepare for a lawsuit filed by a customer on behalf of drivers in eleven U.S. The states involved in the case are Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia, according to Reuters. states claiming the company overcharged for insurance.

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How the Computer Graphics Industry Got Started at the University of Utah

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Their groundbreaking research, conducted at the University of Utah , in Salt Lake City, and at their company, Evans and Sutherland , helped jump-start the computer graphics industry. The IEEE Utah Section sponsored the nomination. IEEE Milestone Dedication: Utah Computer Graphics youtu.be thesis in 1963 at MIT.

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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The project selections were approved as part of the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and supporting equipment and facilities. Utah Transit Authority. A total of 49 projects in 46 states and territories will receive funding through the program.

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California Energy Commission approves $8M grant for H2 fueling station at Port of Long Beach

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The California Energy Commission approved an $8-million grant to Equilon Enterprises—a fully owned subsidiary of Shell Oil—to develop a high-capacity hydrogen fueling station to service and promote the expansion of zero-emission fuel cell electric Class 8 drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach.

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Utah Transits Authority adding 5 battery-electric New Flyer buses to fleet

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UTA and the University of Utah received a $5.4-million million Low-No grant from the US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase five New Flyer battery-electric buses. Three of these will be used on route 2 in Salt Lake City and two that will serve the University of Utah campus (also in Salt Lake City). Earlier post.)

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