GM expands Maven carsharing to Denver, LA and San Francisco
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, is expanding to the western United States, adding the Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco markets.
Will Poop Power Electric Cars? Sure Will At Denver Zoo
Green Car Reports
MARCH 30, 2012
In terms of renewable energy, you have to give credit to the first person who thought of using excrement as a source of fuel. Denver Zoo realised the. At the risk of dragging things down to gutter-level, one place you'll find one heck of a lot of excrement is at a zoo.
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Tesla Model Y Big Family Test: Mostly Good, But There Might Be One Death Star–Type Weakness
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 2, 2021
This is good news for the whole region, because you’d previously have to drive to Phoenix, Dallas, or Denver to check one out in person. I noticed recently that El Paso, Texas, got a Tesla showroom. The city has had a service center for a long time, but adding a showroom made it a lot […].
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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2020
This includes cars in the Express Drive rental car partner program for rideshare drivers, its consumer rental car program for riders, the autonomous vehicle program, and drivers’ personal cars used on the Lyft platform. Last year Lyft launched hundreds of EVs onto the Lyft platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver.
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United to buy 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom; option for 35 more; optimized for 100% SAF
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2021
United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to purchase 15 of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliners, once Overture meets United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft. Boom is working with Rolls-Royce on propulsion.
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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The DSO code of 51 shows that it was sold out of the Denver sales office. Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century. The Mercury brand itself departed this world after 2011.
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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2018
In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists. —Josh Sperling, NREL co-author. —Alejandro Henao, NREL postdoc.
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Walmart pilot-testing grocery deliveries with Uber, Lyft and Deliv
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2016
Walmart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber and Lyft in Denver and one other market. At Sam’s Club, the process is very similar, with personal shoppers preparing the orders for business members, and having their order delivered with Deliv.
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A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 11, 2022
His most recent venture, Insent , was a business-to-business chat platform based in Denver; it was acquired last year by software and data company ZoomInfo of Vancouver, Wash. FullContact , a software company in Denver, acquired Profoundis nine months later. “It But he says he didn’t really enjoy working for another company.
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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2017
Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. The curated Maven Reserve experience includes a dedicated parking space for the duration of the reservation and a personalized walk-through of the vehicle. and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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Tesla’s Elon Musk calls for an end to TSLA’s end-of-quarter vehicle delivery blitzes
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Denver @tesla dominated deliveries this week. In Denver alone, some Tesla owners volunteered and provided over 40 hours of their personal time to help out. The right principle is: take the most efficient action, as though we were not publicly traded and the notion of “end of quarter” didn’t exist.
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National Drive Electric Week 2021
EV Match
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
It is also the perfect opportunity for drivers who are EV-curious, or considering transitioning to an electric vehicle, to attend in-person or online events and connect with EV owners, manufacturers, and organizations in the EV/conservation space to gain extensive insight on the subject from a variety of different perspectives. .
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Junkyard Find: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe
The Truth About Cars
JULY 10, 2023
Here's one of those cars, found in a Denver boneyard recently. The two-door was a credibly rakish personal luxury coupe for its time, and probably cannibalized some sales from the Cordoba. This generation of LeBaron was sold for the 1977 through 1981 model years, and it was available as a coupe, sedan and wagon.
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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 16, 2024
My personal K-Car experience hasn't been as positive. We can assume it would still be on the road today, had it not been hit in the right rear. It doesn't take much to total a car with a triple-digit resale value.
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KPMG study finds autonomous vehicles & mobility services could add one trillion more vehicle miles traveled annually by 2050
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
According to KPMG’s research, which consisted of consumer focus groups in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver, two generations will largely drive consumer demand in the future, the millennials and the “baby boomers plus”—ranging from 45 to 75 years. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.
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Renewable oils company Solazyme enters oil & gas drilling market with Encapso lubricant
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2014
Encapso’s efficacy has been demonstrated both in the lab and in the field in more than a dozen commercial wells in a number of basins including the Williston Basin, Denver-Julesburg, and the Permian Basin. —Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson. Encapso increases drilling speed and control, and protects valuable equipment. Solazyme, Inc.
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Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2015
As a pilot, in August 2014, Aclima instrumented three Google Street View vehicles to perform a month-long system test in the Denver metro area during the DISCOVER-AQ study conducted by NASA and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sample output from the Denver pilot. Click to enlarge. —Dan Costa, Sc.D.,
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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe
The Truth About Cars
MAY 15, 2023
Today's Junkyard Find , found in a yard just south of Denver , is a nicely preserved example of the final year of the S110 Silvia , as well as of the Datsun name. This car sure looks a lot like the 1978-1983 Mitsubishi Galant Lambda hardtop , sold in North America as the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo.
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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Drive Electric Colorado will be working with Xcel Energy to bring a variety of new EVs to the EV Experience and Ride and Drive at the Denver Auto Show from September 15 through 19. Coming up soon… Many Electric Auto Association chapters across the country are participating in auto shows. The main theme?
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Chrysler Splits Dodge into Ram and Car Brand Organizations
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 6, 2009
He was previously the Director of the Denver Business Center. Peter Fong, head of the Chrysler Brand has resigned for personal reasons. Fred Diaz Jr. is appointed President and CEO, Dodge Ram Brand with profit and loss responsibility for the Dodge Ram product portfolio.
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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Drive Electric Colorado will be working with Xcel Energy to bring a variety of new EVs to the EV Experience and Ride and Drive at the Denver Auto Show from September 15 through 19. Coming up soon… Many Electric Auto Association chapters across the country are participating in auto shows. The main theme?
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This Rwandan Engineer is Learning How to Manage Humanitarian Projects
Cars That Think
JULY 29, 2023
Thanks to a scholarship from IEEE Smart Village , she is now getting that education through the master’s degree program in development practice from Regis University , in Denver. It teaches leadership and other soft skills.
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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected
Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2016
A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet.
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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
His project led to the development of a device worn on a person's finger that measures blood pressure during physical exercise. He was active in the IEEE Denver Section and was a founding member of the IEEE Pikes Peak Section , in Colorado Springs. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and a Ph.D.
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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 31, 2023
For her car sharing had subcategories of: Car sharing is expanding our mobility Roundtrip One-Way Personal Vehicle Sharing (which can include fractional ownership models) Then there’s scooter sharing and bike sharing (also with subcategories of public, closed campus and peer-to-peer [P2P]). In the U.S.
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Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Within the overall trends there are differences between cities with more or less public transit; while personal income also impacts heating and industrial fuel use. Whereas Denver, having the highest per capita emissions for electricity, heating/industrial fuels, and ground transportation is, not surprisingly, the top emitter.
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Study finds 2008 recession contributed to increase in age of US LDV fleet, slowing of emission reductions
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 29, 2014
The global economic recession of 2008—which severely depressed light-duty vehicle sales—resulted in an increase in the age of the light-duty vehicle fleet in the US that likely slowed the rate of decrease of fleet average emissions, according to a study by Gary Bishop and Donald Stedman at the University of Denver.
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A Critical Look at AI-Generated Software
Cars That Think
JUNE 11, 2023
In 2005, faulty software for the US $176 million baggage-handling system at Denver International Airport forced the whole thing to be scrapped. Then, given a prompt from a person, they use a probabilistic approach to generate new text. Consider just a few of the more well-known software failures of the past two decades.
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109 Pilot program to provide e-bikes to low-income workers in Durango, CO; NREL/CEO study on use patterns, efficiency benefits
Green Car Congress
MAY 10, 2021
The initial three-month pilot program provided e-bikes to 13 low-income essential workers in the Denver area. The pilot provided a baseline for understanding e-bike behavior, particularly as it pertains to personal ownership. —NREL’s Andy Duvall, a transportation behavior analyst. —Andy Duvall.
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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"
The Truth About Cars
JULY 17, 2023
I think this van began its career as a work vehicle for a market or caterer in the Denver metropolitan region, then became an individual's personal transportation in later decades. Today's Junkyard Find is just such a van, a Colorado second-generation Econoline called BIG CHEESE.
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City of LA, Xerox introduce multi-modal transportation app for commuters
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2016
As the app learns more about its user’s individual travel preferences, it will eventually recommend and highlight personalized commuting options. After enough data is collected, users will also be able to create a profile where they can set goals related to their personal fitness, financials and time, and track them within the app.
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Proud of its roots
Electric Auto Association
APRIL 4, 2021
The Denver EAA chapter is still dedicated to its core mission nearly 50 years after its founding. Members of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council tour the Xcel Energy Cherokee power plant. We did a tour of the Xcel Energy power plant in Denver where we got to see the different generators. Air Force Academy. “We
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Andrew Leland on Assistive Tech for the Blind
Cars That Think
AUGUST 1, 2023
If you think about the blind person, you know having a mouse isn’t very useful because they can’t see where the pointer is. Everything that a sighted person can see visually, you can hear aurally with a screen reader. But I’ve listened to a couple of demos that they posted on podcast, and to a person. Leland: Yes and no.
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The New Supersonic Boom
Cars That Think
AUGUST 16, 2021
Piloting the bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to exceed the speed of sound while in horizontal flight. The best-funded of this group is Denver-based Boom Technology (which also goes by the trade name Boom Supersonic). Everett Collection/Alamy.
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Junkyard Find: 1972 Chevrolet Vega Kammback
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 14, 2023
The Vega has been a junkyard rarity for decades now, but I just found six early Vegas all within a couple of rows of one another in a Denver self-service yard. The fact that this car showed up with five other Vegas at the same time in a single boneyard suggests that a Vega enthusiast's personal hoard collection was liquidated.
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Summer Update
Plug In Partners
JUNE 27, 2006
They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. The list of supporters/partners now includes links to the members’ web sites along with a contact person. Keene, N.H., Santa Barbara, CA.,
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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race
Cars That Think
AUGUST 21, 2022
By the war’s end, with “not quite one arm between four persons, and exactly two legs between six,” these self-taught amputee-weaponsmiths decide to repurpose their skills toward a new projectile: a rocket ship. Left: John Prieto/The Denver Post/Getty Images; Right: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis/Getty Images.
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Daimler creates subsidiary for innovative mobility services; targeting €100M revenue within next 24 months
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2013
GottaPark customers can already reserve parking spaces online from a pool of more than 300,000 parking spots in eight US cities (San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Denver, Houston, Boston, Chicago, and Miami), as well as in Vancouver, Canada. As part of its effort to achieve this goal, Daimler acquired a financial interest in GottaPark Inc.,
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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2017
Based on our half-day of driving the new Tiguan in the foothills of Denver, the automaker has succeeded on the quality front. For consumers who prefer a more personal touch, agent destination assist is also available.
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314 More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
AUGUST 3, 2009
highway system, through continuous schedules of on-going events at each stop, changing temperatures, elevations and time zones, unexpected loss of support personnel, and logistics considerations, consumed their time and patience while also testing their personal relationship and commitment as their time on the road grew longer.
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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024
Baua Electric
JANUARY 18, 2024
This program is currently available at 30 airports nationwide, including Salt Lake City International Airport and Denver International Airport ; the T.S.A. Not immediately, said Leigh Rowan of Savanti Travel , a personal travel management service. officer in verifying a traveler’s identity. Does the legislation threaten your points?
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Subspace Rebuilt the Internet for Real-Time Applications
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 28, 2021
That's far harder to do from a person's home than from a central office that's on a robust fiber-optic cable line. While driving through Denver would typically be the most direct (and quickest) route, the blizzard will slow you down at best, or at worst result in an accident. Instead, it might make more sense to detour through Dallas.
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