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Pioneer Natural Resources adding 225 bi-fuel Westport WiNG natural gas F250s to fleet

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Pioneer Natural Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production company, is adding 225 bi-fuel, Westport WiNG natural gas powered Ford F250 Super Duty trucks to its fleet. Earlier post.)

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Science Advances Vol. 5 doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau2670.

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Who’s hot and who’s not among US retailers for EV charging

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A couple of weeks ago, a Kentucky Circle K became the site of the Southeast’s first NEVI-funded EV charger , and more are in the pipeline in that state. With their nearly 40,000 store locations, these stores could play a key role in improving access to rural and under-resourced communities. Get started here. –ad*

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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California Air Resources Board. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. PNM Resources. Duke Energy Kentucky. Signatories to the Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure include the following industry members, agencies, organizations, and states: Avista. ChargePoint. Con Edison.

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Nearly $50M in research funding awarded by NSF-Led National Robotics Initiative to develop next-generation robotics

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NSF’s Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Engineering; Education and Human Resources; and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences worked collaboratively with the other agencies. 800,000 to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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Canada’s federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson , on the other hand, believes the transition to EVs and renewable energy will create so many “good, well-paying jobs and economic prosperity in every region of the country” that there will not be enough workers to fill them all. because the wage it pays at its U.S.

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