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Elon Musk’s Boring Company submits plans for 6.2-mile Loop system in Miami

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As per a recent report, The Boring Company has submitted a proposal to build the North Miami Beach Loop, a 6.2-mile mile transport tunnel system in Miami, FL. When scaled, the North Miami Beach Loop could be scaled to accomodate over 15,000 commuters per hour. The Boring Company also expects the construction of the 6.2-mile

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Proterra and Miami-Dade County announce major EV technology project for fleet electrification; 42 more electric buses, 75 chargers

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Proterra Inc and Miami-Dade County announced a major fleet electrification project with the County acquiring 42 Proterra ZX5+ electric transit buses, featuring a total of 19 MWh of battery storage capacity, along with plans to install 75 Proterra chargers across three bus depots. The first electric buses are slated to be delivered in 2022.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company submit proposal for new 6-mile long Loop tunnel project with Tesla vehicles in Miami

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has submitted a proposal for a new 6-mile long Loop tunnel project in Miami. more… The post Elon Musk’s Boring Company submit proposal for new 6-mile long Loop tunnel project with Tesla vehicles in Miami appeared first on Electrek.

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New Flyer completes 1,150 mile in-service demonstration of the Xcelsior battery-electric bus for Miami-Dade Transit

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New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries, the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses and motor coaches in the United States and Canada, has completed a two-week in-service demonstration with Miami-Dade Transit of the New Flyer Xcelsior heavy-duty battery-electric XE40 transit bus. kWh per mile).

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Boring Company gets another potential FL project in North Miami Beach

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North Miami Beach Vice Mayor Michael Joseph has initiated talks with Elon Musk’s Boring Company for a one to two-mile tunnel under State Road 826. In late February, the Vice Mayor tagged Elon Musk and The Boring Company (TBC) in a tweet, asking the billionaire and his tunneling company to consider a North Miami Beach project.

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Miami-Dade County orders 29 more hydraulic hybrid refuse trucks featuring Parker’s RunWise System

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Miami-Dade County, Fla., With more than 1 million miles of operation, the RunWise-equipped refuse trucks capture more than 71% of a vehicle’s otherwise lost braking energy, which can save up to 4,300 gallons of fuel per year, per truck. Earlier post.) The additional purchase of 29 new hybrid trucks brings the total fleet to 64.

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Helbiz partners with Lightning eMotors to deploy electric vans for fleet management

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Following the completion of the current pilot program, Helbiz plans to deploy Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD vans throughout Miami and Washington DC to manage its intra-urban operations. Micro-mobility company Helbiz is exploring the electrification of its fleet with Lightning eMotors.

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