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Florida Governor Rick Scott rejects proposed Federal high-speed rail project

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billion in federal funds to DC. Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore only had 3.2 As a note, Florida subsidizes Tri-Rail $34.6 million a year while passenger revenues covers only $10.4 million of the $64 million annual operating budget. It is projected that 3.07 million people will use the train annually.

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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Drivers in major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles spend even longer times queuing to and from work every day. Autonomous driving has potential for improving road safety, traffic flow and fuel economy. To make this happen it is important to avoid a patchwork of various state regulations.

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Electric Cars: Yes We Will

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Dateline: Washington, DC. The buzz is everywhere and completely electric in Washington DC this week. Case in point: we opened the paper on our arrival to see a full 1/4 page photo of this message greeting Obama from the sides of the train tracks on his big journey from Philadelphia to DC: Electric Cars: Yes We Can ! "

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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However, we estimate that near future (~2018) potential air emissions benefits from PEV adoption in PJM are small relative to HEVs (or even negative when considering the net effect on the automaker’s fleet under federal fuel economy policy).

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New Flyer advances second year production of diesel-electric hybrids for SEPTA; IAP II electrification

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The option uses electrification to power accessory components for additional fuel economy. The SEPTA buses will be deployed in the City of Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs of Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester, supporting four million people living in and around southeastern Pennsylvania. Increases brake responsiveness.

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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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Hyperloop: An Engineering Marvel or An Elite Day Dream

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Last year, he stated that he had received verbal approval for a New York to Philadelphia to Baltimore to Washington DC Hyperloop, which would reduce the New York to Washington DC travel time to 29 minutes. Despite claiming to be too busy, Musk appears to be interested in the Hyperloop concept. Conclusion.

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