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Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Model 3 to join NYPD, NYC agencies for Gov’t use

Teslarati

Update: The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services also confirmed to Teslarati that it will purchase 250 Model 3 units for the New York City fleet. The New York City DCAS only confirmed the purchase of the Mach-E vehicles in its press release.

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Toronto Transit Commission greenlights first battery-electric bus fleet; 10 Proterra E2s to start

Green Car Congress

The TTC is the most heavily-used urban mass transit system in all of Canada, and the third largest in North America, after the New York City Transit Authority and Mexico City Metro. In July 2017, the City of Toronto’s TransformTO action plan set a target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% by 2050.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

Green Car Congress

From 1996 to 2017, annual capital investment by these utilities for electric distribution systems nearly doubled, which was similar to increases in transmission investment over the same time period. Annual spending on customer expenses and operations and maintenance by these utilities also increased slightly.

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How to Prevent a Power Outage From Becoming a Crisis

Cars That Think

On 4 August 2020, a tropical storm knocked out power in many parts of New York City as well as neighboring counties and states. And it slowed urgent repair and maintenance of the power grid, with work crews having to practice social distancing due to the pandemic. Step 1: Identify outages in real time. YURY DVORKIN/NYU.

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Study: Johns Hopkins Says Shrinking Streets Could Improve Safety

The Truth About Cars

p][cuttext][/cuttext][p][br][/p][p]Researchers examined 7,670 sections of pavement in Dallas, New York City, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Miami, Denver, and Washington D.C. Narrower lanes ultimately minimize construction and road maintenance and also reduce environmental impacts.”[/p][p][br][/p][p]These

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Proterra beefs up its battery expertise: Q&A CTO Dustin Grace

Charged EVs

The Proterra Energy division offers a turnkey electrification solution for fleets, including financing, charging infrastructure and maintenance. New York City Transit came to us a few years ago and said, “What happens if a manhole cover explodes out of the ground? It’s very important, obviously, to be as safe as possible.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

Charged EVs

It makes sense for organizations to focus on their core activities, so just as they outsource things like IT or building maintenance, many want to outsource the charging infrastructure for their electric fleets. Fast-forward to 2017. Smith Electric didn’t succeed. It’s fragmented. Certain areas, there’s power availability.