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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

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New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, [link] to a new study by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Drexel University. —Dustin Fry, MPH, a researcher at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Tabb, Gina S.

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South Korean EV Company to Open Two Production and Distribution Facilities in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell made the announcement at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. CT&T makes low- and mid-speed, short-distance neighborhood electric vehicles that pass crash tests required for regular passenger cars. The vehicles sell for about $12,000.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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He was awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration by Indiana University in Bloomington. DeWitt downsized his operations after an economic recession hit the United States in 1975. Army for two years after he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Worldwatch Institute study expects number of countries running high-speed rail nearly to double by 2014

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By 2014, high-speed trains will be operating in nearly 24 countries, including China, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States, up from 14 countries today. By 2014, the global fleet is expected to total more than 3,700 units. —Worldwatch Senior Researcher Michael Renner.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Palo Alto boasts the highest adoption rate of EVs in the United States: In 2020, one in six of the town’s 25,000 households owned an EV. This situation is not true universally.

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How to Prevent a Power Outage From Becoming a Crisis

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There are technical reasons that contributed to faster repairs in Manhattan, but in general the neighborhoods that waited the longest to have their power restored tended to be poorer and less white. In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people are in that category. For most people, a power outage is an inconvenience.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1973 from National Taiwan University in New Taipei.

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