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Automating Road Maintenance With LiDAR Technology

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The first place team during the 2020 TiM$10K Challenge hails from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass. They noticed that the roads in their New England area were in poor condition, and wanted to see if there was a way to help solve the way road maintenance is performed. The data is then stored in a hard drive.

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Proterra selected in electric bus contract by Washington State Department of Enterprise Services

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Proterra Inc has been selected by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure under the state’s regional Cooperative Purchasing Contract.

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Fisker opens reservations for Ocean SUV; cost starts as low as $379/month

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opened reservations for the Ocean electric luxury SUV, arriving in 2022, through its website and native mobile app—available globally on the App Store and Google Play store. The all-electric SUV will come standard with a range target of approximately 250 to 300 miles, depending on driving conditions, enabled by an approx.

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Pike Research forecasts hybrid electric locomotive sales could reach nearly 500 units from 2011 to 2020; to utilize 514 MWh of battery capacity by 2020

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Hybrid electric locomotive sales by region, baseline scenario, World Markets: 2010-2020. According to a recent report from Pike Research, hybrid locomotive sales will reach nearly 500 units during the period from 2011 to 2020, representing an increasing portion of the total market. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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Alstom and MOL to explore use of hydrogen technologies for rail transport in Hungary

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Coradia iLint hydrogen trains are electric trains with a hydrogen-powered fuel cell for onboard electricity generation. The battery is used to store braking energy, to boost acceleration and for auxiliary supply. Alstom’s hydrogen technology has also been purchased by SNCF (France) and FNM (Italy).

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Ford unveils all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV

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In Los Angeles, Ford unveiled the all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV. When it arrives in late 2020, Mustang Mach-E will be available with standard (75.7 cubic feet of storage space, the front trunk is large enough to comfortably store the equivalent of a carryon luggage bag. kWh Li-ion battery) and extended-range (98.8 Providing 4.8

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Electric van helps to save over 240 tonnes of food waste in Milton Keynes

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The Food Connect project was due to launch in June 2020 to help address this problem by redistributing food from retailers to community fridges. The business had to adapt as the COVID pandemic unfolded by offering a doorstep delivery service, but it launched the full service in September 2020. The solution. The outcome.

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