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Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

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Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. The Health Department’s highest measurements were in the Cloverleaf neighborhood, where monitoring averaged 2.28

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Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers

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A collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab has developed a prototype webapp that combines smart sensors and machine learning to predict parking space availability. They can see available and unavailable parking spots depicted in green and red, respectively.

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LADOT count shows a 22% increase in biking, 6% drop in walking in 2019 from 2017

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LADOT was set to capture travel at 40 additional locations in spring 2020, but due to irregular travel patterns and safety concerns as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this count was postponed indefinitely. Data from the report will also be available on city websites such as NavigateLA and at Los Angeles Open Data.

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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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This service will be available in Q1 2019. These cars will be available for rental by residents as a paid service at competitive rates. More than 90 percent of the micro-shuttle’s service territory is in a low-income or disadvantaged Sacramento neighborhood. EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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Tesla delays Model S Plaid delivery event to June 10, ‘one more week of tweak’ needed

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During the Q4 2020 Earnings Call, Tesla announced that it would be refreshing the Model S with a completely revamped interior, and deliveries were set to begin in February. The Model S Plaid has been spotted in the wild several times since its announcement during the Q4 2020 Earnings Call. The Model S is Tesla’s flagship vehicle.

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Retraining Electricians to Install EV Charging Stations – Verde Energy Efficiency Experts

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“Like the majority of businesses in 2020, my company was negatively impacted by Covid 19. EVmatch charging station near Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Available to the public at [link]. While we survived as a business, our ability to sell our product was significantly impacted.

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Lux Research: self-driving cars will lead to a $87B opportunity in 2030, but fall short of full Level 4 autonomy; software leads

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In a new report—“Set Autopilot for Profits: Capitalizing on the $87 Billion Self-Driving Car Opportunity”—Lux Research projects that Level 2 self-driving will increase from about 3% of cars sold globally today to 57% in 2020, and 92% in 2030. billion opportunities in 2020, respectively, due to Level 2 cars, Lux forecasts.

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