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Elon Musk’s Boring Company submits plans for 6.2-mile Loop system in Miami

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As per a recent report, The Boring Company has submitted a proposal to build the North Miami Beach Loop, a 6.2-mile mile transport tunnel system in Miami, FL. When scaled, the North Miami Beach Loop could be scaled to accomodate over 15,000 commuters per hour. The Boring Company also expects the construction of the 6.2-mile

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NREL study finds Class 8 hybrid trucks delivered 13.7% higher fuel economy than conventional diesels in comparable usage

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Laboratory and in-use fuel economy comparison. higher fuel economy than the conventional tractors, resulting in a 12% reduction in fuel costs for the hybrids. higher fuel economy than the conventional tractors, resulting in a 12% reduction in fuel costs for the hybrids. Source: NREL. Click to enlarge.

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Miami commits to putting 100 electric school buses on the road

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Image by Al Diaz; via Miami Herald. Miami-Dade county is set to receive nearly $20 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to help cover the costs of 50 new electric school buses and 16 DC fast chargers, bringing the public school district’s total to 100 electric buses. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

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Are Disposable Hotel Slippers the Next Plastic Straws?

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Ivan Bauza is the director of sales and marketing at the Setai , a luxury hotel in Miami Beach. By closing the loop on waste, we are creating a circular economy,” said Morgan Martinello, the resort’s general manager. We are at the stage now with this as it was with food waste a few years ago,” Mr. LaGrand, the IU professor, said. “It