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Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable

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The project aims to build the first Tesla Solar neighborhood, making a sustainable residential community. The Tesla Solar neighborhood was provisionally named SunHouse at Easton Park. Easton Park is a 2,400-acre community southwest of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, as per the Austin Business Journal.

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Hertz launches Hertz Electrifies public-private partnership in US; bringing 25,000 EVs to Europe with Uber

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Separately, Hertz and Uber announced a European expansion to their North American partnership through which Hertz will make up to 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) available to Uber drivers in European capital cities by 2025. A wide range of suitable EVs will be on offer, including vehicles from Tesla and Polestar.

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Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

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In the largely Black and brown Dixwell neighborhood northwest of campus, Titus Kaphar, a resident and 2006 graduate of the Yale School of Art, and Jason Price, a private equity manager, founded NXTHVN. Showcasing New Haven as an arts hub is the aim of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. People like to make things here.”

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Univ. of Southampton researchers develop auction-based online pricing mechanism for more efficient management of EV charging

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In a study based on the performance of currently available electric vehicles, performed by Dr. Valentin Robu and Dr. Sebastien Stein, the mechanism was shown to increase the number of electric vehicles that can be charged overnight, within a neighborhood of 200 homes, by as much as 40%. Enrico Gerding, lead author. Gerding, E.,

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New DARPA Grand Challenge to focus on wireless spectrum collaboration; first collaborative machine-learning competition

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DARPA officials unveiled the new Challenge before some 8000 engineers and communications professionals gathered in Las Vegas at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE). A Broad Agency Announcement for the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge will be released in the coming months and will be available on FedBizOpps.gov.

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5 Myths About EV Charging – Busted!

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BUSTED: Even including the electricity used for charging, EVs have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Range anxiety has been replaced by “charge anxiety,” the concern about finding an available charger when it’s needed.

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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

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In many American cities, mass transit opportunities are far behind what’s available in other parts of the world. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) notes that, globally, transportation accounts for 64% of oil consumption , 27% of energy use and 23% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.