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No regrets: A Phoenix mom moves beyond her gas-powered car and doesn’t look back

Plug in America

Written by Amanda Goebel – During daily pick-up and drop-offs at her daughter’s elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, Jazmin L.’s The answer was simple for Jazmin, a researcher who works for the City of Phoenix. Our car is cleaner and healthier for you.” s six-year-old noticed something peculiar about her mom’s vehicle.

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GreenPower delivers its first electric school bus in Arizona

Baua Electric

The BEAST has a 194 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack and a range of up to 150 miles, and standard dual port charging, with Level 2 charging rates of up to 19.2 The electric school bus was delivered to Phoenix Elementary School District #1, which operates 15 schools in the center of Phoenix.

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Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

Green Car Congress

In “Estimated Excess Morbidity and Mortality Caused by Air Pollution above ATS Recommended Standards, 2011-2013,” published online in the August edition of Annals of the American Thoracic Society , researchers report on the annual health benefits of meeting more protective standards recommended by the ATS for O 3 and PM 2.5.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

Cars That Think

During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. Whereas, replacing residential furnaces stands to make a bigger impact. This year, the U.S.

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US EPA settles with three trucking companies over California diesel rule; $201K in penalties

Green Car Congress

The rule requires trucking companies to upgrade vehicles they own to meet specific NO x and particulate matter performance standards and also requires trucking companies to verify compliance of vehicles they hire or dispatch. Knight, headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Earlier post.) Knight Transportation Inc.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Green Car Congress

Though we’re still several years away (at least) from robots taking the wheel, some cities in America—Las Vegas, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, to name a few—have already seen self-driving vehicles in action. In the future, autonomous vehicles and battery-powered technology could work together to create cleaner, more efficient roads.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

Cars That Think

To help engage students, the Ohio State team wrote an instructional manual on how to build a replica FarmBot using a standard Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit. The team used rapid prototyping equipment to build multiple versions for Tempe, and it hopes to expand the solution to other communities in the Phoenix area.