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FLO providing workplace charging solutions to GM across the US

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Parking lot at GM Arlington Assembly in Texas. Arlington currently assembles the Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, Chevrolet Suburban and Chevrolet Tahoe for markets in 32 countries across the globe, making it the most export-heavy manufacturing site within GM.

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Helbiz partners with Lightning eMotors to deploy electric vans for fleet management

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Looking ahead, Helbiz plans to deploy Lightning eMotors’ vans throughout each city in the United States in which it operates. Launched in 2016 and headquartered in New York City, Helbiz operates e-scooters, e-bicycles and e-mopeds in nearly 30 cities around the world including Washington, DC, Alexandria, Arlington, Miami, Milan and Rome.

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Cadillac introduces the 4th gen Escalade SUV; no new hybrid model

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There is no new hybrid model to replace the MY2013 Escalade two-mode hybrid, which was dropped in MY 2014 due to low sales (about 2%, according to a Cadillac spokesperson). Senior Vice President Global Cadillac Bob Ferguson unveils the 2015 Cadillac Escalade in New York City. Click to enlarge.

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APTA: public transportation ridership up 5% in first quarter 2012

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Bus systems in the following cities showed the top ten increases: Saint Louis, MO (15.6%); Dallas, TX (11.9%); Arlington Heights, IL (11.1%); Boston, MA (10.6%); Oakland, CA (10.5%); Ft. Nationally, commuter rail ridership increased by 3.9% Large bus systems reported an increase of 4.6 percent nationally. and Cleveland, OH (7.8%).

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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New York City Transit Department of Subways, New York: $2,000,000. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000. BCT will purchase and install MiniHybrid Thermal Systems (MH8) from EMP Advanced Development LLC (EMP) which will increase fuel efficiency by 5%. as well as administrative and dispatch services.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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The IEEE Fellow was a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington for more than 40 years. He joined UTA—then known as Arlington State College—in 1962 as an assistant professor of electrical engineering. New York City is fundamentally a distribution system, not a transmission system.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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Kahn Current job: Chairman, CEO, and president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) Date of birth: 23 December 1938 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Family: Patrice Ann Lyons, his wife Education: BEE 1960, City College of New York ; M.A. 1962 and Ph.D.

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