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BMW launches ParkNow mobile parking service; more details on DriveNow electric car-sharing service

Green Car Congress

Stations are located around the city, close to BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), Muni (San Francisco Municipal Railway) and bike-sharing stations, as well as at San Francisco International Airport, Oakland International Airport and in Palo Alto. San Francisco serves as the initial US market for each service. Gary Neff is the CEO of ParkNow.

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Hyundai’s hydrogen big picture goes way beyond cars and trucks

Baua Electric

it’s playing a role in the establishment of federally-funded hydrogen hubs, and at the Port of Oakland in California it’s testing 30 Hyundai Xcient hydrogen fuel-cell semis. while the BMW iX5 is currently being fleet-tested. Hyundai is already testing Waste-to-Hydrogen in Indonesia. In the U.S.,

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U.S. to invest $325 million into EV charger reliability and lowering costs

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The list also includes several other automakers and a new charging station joint venture including BMW, General Motors (GM), Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, which is expected to install 30,000 EV charging stations.

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MyCityWay integrated with BMW’S DriveNow EV sharing fleet in San Francisco

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DriveNow is a premium car sharing service launched by BMW is San Francisco last summer. The DriveNow fleet currently consists of 70 fully-electric ActiveE vehicles located at ten DriveNow stations around the San Francisco Bay Area, including hubs serving the Silicon Valley, SFO and Oakland International Airports. —Puneet Mehta.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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A gasoline-powered car that gets 20 miles to the gallon - say, a Chevy Impala or a BMW X3 - will have annual fuel costs of $1,200 and generate about 6.6 Play Small Biz Tips Brewing community in Oakland A local coffee shop gets off the ground during the worst economy in recent history. tons of carbon dioxide. Business of Green B.T.W.

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