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LADOT partnering with GMV and ViriCiti for e-bus management and maintenance

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To meet the unique demands of these new zero-emission buses, LADOT is partnering with GMV Syncromatics and ViriCiti to develop a fleet management and maintenance system which will provide real-time dispatch and bus status information.

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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers

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John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. John’s listed its charger on EVmatch to make driving EVs easier for community members, many of whom rent or live in multi-family housing without a reliable place to charge, or other Chicagoans visiting the neighborhood in electric cars and needing a spot to charge up.

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

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While the company has on-going projects in several European countries, this partnership with Boston in the United States is the first in North America. That finding reinforced the City’s work with utility companies to maintain their assets in City streets.

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

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Tesla’s new engineering HQ is part of Palo Alto’s Stanford Research Park, which has been home to many influential tech companies since 1951. The company will also install three substation breakers, a power distribution center, and two 12 kV feeders. Then, the city planned to upgrade underground systems.

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KLD Energy and Cenntro Group to develop 4-wheel EVs with KLD drive system

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Some of the first systems planned to go into the market will be the Utility Electric Vehicle (UEV), an off-road and on-road work and maintenance vehicle; the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), a low-speed vehicle; and the Intra-city Logistic Vehicle (ILV), a compact delivery vehicle similar to those used by major overnight delivery services.

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California ARB awards $9.5M to Porterville to deploy 10 GreenPower electric buses and charging infrastructure

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GreenPower Motor Company Inc. The grant award is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing clean-air benefits to California neighborhoods, with an emphasis on disadvantaged communities. GreenPower Motor Company Inc.

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Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service; automated S-Class

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In mid-2017, San José was the first US city to invite private companies to carry out field tests of automated driving and analyze the growing challenges in road traffic. The platform manages both self-driving and conventional vehicles, including operation and maintenance. The service is also available in Berlin.

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