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BoostEV is an on-demand mobile EV charging network, like UberEats for hungry EVs

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In February, the company officially launched its new BoostEV platform in select cities—it’s now available in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, Raleigh, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco and Santa Cruz. For example, with Instacart, my grocery store now lives on my phone.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report would like to see an EV on/off button, so the battery charge can be saved and used when needed, such as in the city where electric running is far more efficient than using gasoline. New York City to Toledo? The bottom line is the Pacifica Hybrid, with the 16.5 San Diego to San Francisco?

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report would like to see an EV on/off button, so the battery charge can be saved and used when needed, such as in the city where running on electricity is far more efficient than using gasoline. New York City to Toledo? The charge cord is neatly stored in a compartment in the rear cargo area.

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How ridesharing can help solve the challenge of urban EV ownership

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It’s easy to see that there’s a connection between ridesharing and urban public charging, but as Revel COO Paul Suhey recently explained to Charged , the synergies run much deeper than are apparent at first glance—and Revel’s approach could prove to be a model for advancing EV adoption in cities around the world. It’s 50 kW, 75 kW, that’s it.

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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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The new institute will be known as RAPID, the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment Institute. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers in New York City will lead the effort, which was developed in collaboration with the U.S. of Adel; and the Iowa Energy Center.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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New York City Transit Department of Subways, New York: $2,000,000. The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) as well as administrative and dispatch services.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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Kahn Current job: Chairman, CEO, and president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) Date of birth: 23 December 1938 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Family: Patrice Ann Lyons, his wife Education: BEE 1960, City College of New York ; M.A. 1962 and Ph.D.

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