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Electric shuttles to start service in south Sacramento

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The first of three new GreenPower EV Star shuttles will be put into service beginning Monday, 15 Jun 2020 as part of Electrify America’s more than $40 million Green Cities investments in Sacramento. —Richard Steinberg, Senior Director Marketing, Communications and Green Cities at Electrify America.

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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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Electrify America and the City of Sacramento announced new projects that will increase access to zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) in the Sacramento region, expand ZEV technology use, and prepare the City for future electric vehicle adoption. Electrify America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. mile “Home Zone.”

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DRIVEtheARC EV fast charging corridor opens in Nor Cal; 55 new fast chargers at 25 locations

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As an integrated, international cooperation, NEDO is funding the DRIVEtheARC corridor as part of its mission to improve energy conservation and promote new energy technologies, as well as to help facilitate government relations and research and information exchange between the US and Japan.

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

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& While the program was already available in select states, BMW is now offering enrollment in the lower 48 states on any plug-in model from the 2018 model year and onward. While most connectivity issues likely won’t result in people living out an episode of Black Mirror, all connectivity issues are indeed issues for smart devices.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Ford purchased Spin, a dockless scooter-sharing company in 2018 and has been working at growing it in U.S.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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It requires improved public transit and rail service, powered by zero or near-zero technologies, and improved connectivity among vehicle modes. EPA’s “Phase I” GHG standard will reduce new vehicle emissions by about 4–5% per year from 2014–2018. For Class 8 heavy-duty vehicles, U.S.