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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al.

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Electrify America opening first California EV fast charging station in Torrance; targeting 9 in California by year-end

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The Country Hills Shopping Plaza in Torrance, California will be the site of the first DC fast charging station to open in the state as part of Electrify America’s plan to install approximately 160 charging stations in California by June 2019. Livermore-San Francisco Premium Outlets, 2774 Livermore Outlets Dr., Livermore, CA.

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Rivian still maintains Amazon partnership despite new deal with Stellantis

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We always knew that our ambitious sustainability goals in our last mile operations would require multiple electric delivery van providers,” an emailed statement from Amazon to CNBC said. “We Since the partnership, Amazon has tested Rivian delivery vans in several locations, including San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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IC Bus takes electric chargeE school bus on the road; partnership with Volkswagen Truck & Bus

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The range of the chargE can exceed 120 miles (193 km), while the powertrain can deliver up to 260 kW (about 349 peak horsepower). The company originally unveiled the chargE at the 2017 National Association for Pupil Transportation Annual Conference and Trade Show; the bus will be launched as early as late 2019 or early 2020.

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Baidu introduces Apollo 3.5, Apollo Enterprise in major advancements to Apollo autonomous driving ecosystem

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At CES 2019, udelv announced up to 100 ADVs, which have been developed on the Apollo 3.5 software platform, and will be deployed this year in several US locations, including the San Francisco Bay Area. udelv, a California-based autonomous delivery van company, is one example of companies leveraging Apollo 3.5

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Rivian CEO shows off new fleet of Amazon delivery vans

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Later, the all-electric Amazon van was spotted testing in San Francisco and delivering packages in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by April. The EV van utilizes Rivian’s skateboard platform, and it’s capable of traveling 150 miles per charge. I love these! pic.twitter.com/roAQy4Xff2 — RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe) July 3, 2021.

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Air Liquide to build $150M liquid hydrogen plant in US; long-term agreement with, investment in FirstElement Fuel

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Air Liquide expects to invest more than US$150 million to build a liquid hydrogen plant in the western United States, with construction to begin in early 2019. The True Zero Network of stations spans from San Diego, throughout Orange County, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and out to Santa Barbara and Lake Tahoe.

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