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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

Green Car Congress

The city proposed to deploy three electric self-driving shuttles to link a new bus rapid transit center to a retail district, connecting more residents to jobs.

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

In essence, unlike single-family households with garages, these car owners don’t control their own charging destiny. But I recently came across an article and data that suggests that perhaps more than one-third of US households with garages don’t actually park their cars in them. The study by Jamey M. Volker and Calvin G.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

Underneath, EV electrical architectures share a lot in common, and our integrations are actually very straightforward, whether it’s an aftermarket accessory as a kit or, as we’re doing with Volvo Cars, an OEM-installed solution. John Holland: We fasten the receiver plate underneath the car. And we’re like, “Yeah, that’s the point.”