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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

Green Car Congress

A future HSR/IPR (high-speed rail/intercity passenger rail) network using new diesel or electric power can further enhance rail’s advantages. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville). Joint 2006 study by the Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

A lot of the advice of the engineering firms, knowing this cold-weather impact, is to find easier routes first and wait for bigger-battery buses [to serve the longer routes]. Or they’re saying you have to buy [up to] two electric buses to replace every diesel bus because of this battery behavior impact. Economically irrational.