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NUS-led study: beltway to divert diesel trucks in São Paulo improved air quality and public health

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of São Paulo revealed that a beltway constructed to divert heavy-duty diesel vehicles traffic in the Brazilian city of São Paulo improved air quality and public health in the city.

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Chacarita Is Buenos Aires’s Quirkiest Neighborhood. Get There Soon.

Baua Electric

To become a city’s coolest new neighborhood, there are certain prerequisites: a crop of cafes that toe the line between cozy and snobbish, chefs combining the innovative with the Instagrammable, and shops so sincere that they are doomed to close when rents rise, which they inevitably will. But then it must also have quirks. Get There Soon.

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Tesla Model Y taxi fleet from Revel set for NYC launch after regulatory mix up

Teslarati

” In reality, the City placed a capacity limitation on the number of approved taxi licenses in 2018, halting the issuance of new taxi licenses for all vehicles, not just electric ones. This will make it the largest universal fast charging depot in the Americas, the company said.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

One of the gurus of car sharing, Dr. Susan Shaheen of UC Berkeley, says we are in the age of shared mobility where new modes of alternative transportation services are making great changes. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. But take a look at the variety of program available.

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UCLA orders all-electric shuttle bus powered by Motiv Power Systems

Green Car Congress

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has placed an order for a new all-electric shuttle bus powered by Motiv Power Systems ’ All-Electric Powertrain. This battery-electric buse is the first Motiv powered shuttle bus to operate on a university campus.

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Overcoming Systemic Racism Through System Engineering

Cars That Think

When she first heard the phrase, she recalled her training in quality control in the transportation unit of GE Research , in Erie, Pa. In other circumstances, the straight As Boyea-Robinson earned at school and the lessons in mechanics her dad taught her might have ensured a trajectory toward a top STEM university. she thought. “I

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

Charged EVs

He tells us that Florida utilities have been very engaged in electrification of transportation since OUC led its first electrification roundtable back in 2018. One of the biggest areas we address is the electrification of transportation, because it’s a unique opportunity for utilities in the growth of electricity sales.

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