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Mercedes-Benz launches vehicle data analytics project with City of Boston to help improve uneven roads

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Since 2021, this capability has equipped Mercedes-Benz drivers with advanced warning of obstacles such as potholes through Car-to-X communication in the vehicle. The Surface Damages data product builds upon this technology and provides valuable data to cities to help monitor, analyze and improve infrastructure.

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Tesla proposes deal to help Palo Alto upgrade SRP’s electric infrastructure

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Tesla proposes to help the city rebuild a substation at 3350 Hanover St near Page Mill Road, where the automaker plans to build its new engineering headquarters. The car manufacturer’s proposal would upgrade SRP power lines and knock out a big chunk of Palo Alto’s electric infrastructure goal.

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Swaying toward EV mobility

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EAA Treasurer is the founder of a successful car share company. Michael Peters, the CEO and cofounder of the electric vehicle (EV) car share service Sway Mobility , works with the Electric Auto Association (EAA) at the national level as treasurer, and at the local level as a ‘Lead Volunteer” for Drive Electric Northeast Ohio. “One

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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5 Myths About EV Charging – Busted!

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MYTH 3: As more people buy EVs, utilities won’t be able to supply enough power to buildings or neighborhoods and homes for EV charging. Consider an office building where a large number of EV drivers expect to charge their cars during the workday and have them fully charged by 5 p.m.

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Is Exponential EV Adoption in the U.S. an Expensive Headache for Utilities or an Opportunity for New Revenue?

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By Q1, 2021, 5% of all new car sales in the US were EVs. In June 2023, plug-in car sales reached 45% in the Netherlands. By 2025, some research estimates that 3,000 neighborhoods will not be able to accommodate any more new EV charging points. EV adoption in the US passed the tipping point for mass adoption a while ago.

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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

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Because “early adopters” tend to cluster in the same neighborhoods and adding a plug-in vehicle is like adding another house to the circuit, in terms of load, SCE developed an operational strategy to upgrade distribution circuits. The rest of the work was required under the regular infrastructure upgrade and maintenance schedule.

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