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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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mile “Home Zone.” Perfect for a first-mile-last-mile connection, the user either pays for rental time or distance traveled, whichever is less expensive. This service provides additional mobility for residents and visitors to this area, which has been without a bus line since 2008. EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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Study links California regulations, significant declines in cancer risk from exposure to air toxics

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Based on a novel surrogate method, DPM concentrations declined 68% during the period, even though the state’s population increased 31%; diesel vehicle-miles-traveled increased 81%; and the gross state product (GSP) increased 74%. Neighborhoods in freight corridors, including those near ports, will especially benefit. Click to enlarge.

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5 Hotel Pools Perfect for Swimmers

Baua Electric

InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile The setting: The south tower of the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel was originally a private athletic club, complete with this indoor pool, which was host to the famous Olympic swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller, who broke records at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12 12 ton truck with 100 mile range used by local delivery services and courier services. They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. The Edison is a 3.5 The Maxity, a 7.5

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

Since 1993 my wife and I have lived in Torrance California, just a half mile from the beautiful beach and the Pacific Ocean. What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008. it would bring down the neighborhood. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008. Source: Alamgir and Sastry (2008). People will start to feel comfortable and realize forty miles isn’t that bad. Mohamed Alamgir and Ann Marie Sastry (2008) Efficient Batteries for Transportation Applications.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Five possible areas of improvements include: reducing miles driven; increasing the number of people per trip; reducing the number of trips; improving the vehicle efficiency; and improving the efficiency of the fuel supply. Urban planning as part of the solution. Still, Prof. TOD is about “ advancing the right kind of a balanced model.

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