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UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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The US Department of Transportation announced that the National Center for Sustainable Transportation ( NCST ), housed at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), would receive $20 million to lead a group of seven universities studying transportation effects on the environment. Earlier post.)

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Daimler Trucks North America delivers its first battery-electric commercial truck to Penske Truck Leasing

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The US Environmental Protection Agency and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach also contributed to the grant. The company is working with the council members to ensure a holistic approach to launching electric trucks.

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Volvo Trucks receives order of 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service start-up

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Over the next several months, the Volvo VNR Electric trucks will begin operating on routes between California’s San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. As WattEV’s public charging network expands nationwide, the company plans to scale its depots to provide 1.2

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Bill Ford outlines “Blueprint for Mobility”, calls for automotive and telecommunications industries to collaborate to address coming personal mobility crisis

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Bill Ford began talking about the future of personal mobility in the context of ever-increasing congestion last year at the TED2011 conference in Long Beach. In Germany, sustaining a town of 300,000 people is estimated to require 1,000 truck deliveries daily. Fortunately, working together is not something new to our industries.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

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Expanding EVA’s partnership opportunities to include auto parts businesses. Kate plans to utilize her time on the EVA board to encourage young adults to understand the benefits of more sustainable transportation and help to develop an EVA scholarship to support students exploring green energy technology.