article thumbnail

Tesla Model Y fleet to be used in Tampa’s DASH ride-sharing program

Teslarati

The program is expected to start in October, and it is poised to offer low-cost rides to passengers. A ride in a DASH Tesla will be low-cost, protected from the weather, and ideal for medium-length trips within Downtown,” he said.

Tampa 73
article thumbnail

Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

Cars That Think

." — Andrea Silverman , NYU Tandon School of Engineering and NYU College of Global Public Health Initially, Silverman, Henaff, and Brain's research was aimed at measuring contaminants in flood waters. However, the research team quickly learned that it was difficult to determine when to travel to field sites to collect flood water samples.

article thumbnail

Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

Cars That Think

Waterproof sensors that track flooding As part of the Sunny Day Flooding Project, Katherine Anarde, assistant professor in North Carolina State University’s Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering Group [right] and another researcher install low-cost water-level sensors in storm drains.

article thumbnail

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

The successful market implementation of these materials in vehicles requires that they be low cost and available in sufficient abundance to make a compelling business case. For this reason the focus of this AOI includes the development of low-cost approaches to the manufacturing of both magnesium and carbon fiber.

Li-ion 231
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Water (1 project). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood.

Energy 231
article thumbnail

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel. has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ].

PHEV 150