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WHYY reports Philadelphia’s Proterra electric bus fleet sidelined due to cracked chassis and other defects

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But internal communications, obtained by WHYY’s PlanPhilly through a right-to-know request, reveal the incident shook SEPTA’s top executives and triggered a serious reevaluation of its plans to convert more of its fleet to electric power. Proponents, like engineering professor Jeremy J.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. presence in Indianapolis.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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Indianapolis, Ind. court filings or court-supervised process, and these filings have no direct legal impact on GM’s plans and operations outside the US. billion of other, primarily international debt, but excluding Europe. $9 Cravath, Swaine, & Moore LLP is providing legal advice to the GM Board of Directors.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). The SF90 also holds the lap record for production cars on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Deploying Data Science and AI to Fight Wildlife Trafficking

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Wildlife trafficking concerns both conservation and global security, with significant effects across the international community. The destruction speaks for itself; species decimated, environments degraded, and innocent people victimized.

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

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And the more they do that, the vehicles are actually not road-legal—they’re violating the axle weight limits. Bob Kacergis: Our biggest one is IndyGo in Indianapolis. Charged : Tell me about your Kansas City International Airport project. They keep saying, “Let’s put on more battery, because our guys need more range.”