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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. The pandemic created a work-at-home paradigm that shifted electricity usage away from commercial buildings to residential neighborhoods, in ways that few expected and fewer planned for.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Among its first announced customers, back in December 2017, was Pepsi, which reserved 100 of the trucks and plans to use them in the California regions of Modesto and Sacramento. Identifying ideal routes is key to success,” says the LIGHTS group’s final report , and the learnings were underscored by the fleet operators taking part.

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