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New York State’s largest solar + storage carport breaks ground at JFK airport

Baua Electric

Rendering: New York Port Authority New York State’s largest onsite solar plus storage project – a solar carport canopy at JFK International Airport – has begun construction. The project will provide guaranteed electric bill savings for 25 years to historically disadvantaged and environmentally impacted households.

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New York City pushes Uber & Lyft fleets to be zero-emissions by 2030

Teslarati

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that Uber and Lyft will be required to have a zero-emissions fleet by 2030 during his State of the City speech on Thursday. Additionally, Adams said that New York City residents should attempt to drive an EV. This is what real leadership looks like.

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Swaying toward EV mobility

Electric Auto Association

Michael Peters, the CEO and cofounder of the electric vehicle (EV) car share service Sway Mobility , works with the Electric Auto Association (EAA) at the national level as treasurer, and at the local level as a ‘Lead Volunteer” for Drive Electric Northeast Ohio. “So Rental periods average approximately 1.5

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

is on the fast track toward electric vehicle (EV) adoption. In light of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act and the NEVI program, new data from BloomberNEF predicts that EV sales will make up more than 50% of car purchases by 2030. Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? neighborhoods and business districts.

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

EVHybridNoire members at the Atlanta National Drive Electric Week event. With gas prices going up and the cost of electric cars coming down, there are real economic benefits to driving electric,” said April Bolduc, EAA President. National Drive Electric Week event hosts from across North America feel the same way.

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NYC Testing Rexroth Hydraulic Hybrid Technology in Refuse Trucks

Green Car Congress

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has launched field tests of Bosch Rexroth ’s Hydrostatic Regenerative Braking (HRB) parallel hydraulic hybrid system to assess HRB’s viability for use as an alternative drive system for the department’s refuse trucks. The hydraulic hybrid refuse truck. Click to enlarge.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. However, heavy-duty electric trucks from traditional makers have started to hit the market. Publicity magnet Tesla said it delivered its first battery-electric Semi tractor on December 1. Put another way: Plan first, order trucks second.

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