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

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Following the completion of the current pilot program, Helbiz plans to deploy Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD vans throughout Miami and Washington DC to manage its intra-urban operations. Micro-mobility company Helbiz is exploring the electrification of its fleet with Lightning eMotors.

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Tesla boosts its data collection team with hiring ramp for Prototype Vehicle Operators

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A look at Tesla’s Careers Page shows that job listings for Prototype Vehicle Operators have been posted for Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Miami, Florida; Littleton, Colorado; Bellevue, Washington; Draper, Utah; Jacksonville, Florida; Houston, Texas; Elgin, Illinois; Peabody, Massachusetts; Arlington, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; Clarkston, Michigan; (..)

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PNNL IntelliVent system reduces risk of explosions in outdoor battery cabinets

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The Snohomish County Public Utility District’s new Arlington Microgrid and Clean Energy Center, in Everett, Washington, will be the first to install the safety technology when it retrofits a 1.2 —Bobby Ruiz, the fire chief in Peoria, Arizona, whose firefighters were injured in the Surprise, Arizona, explosion.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. The Solar Foundation, Washington, D.C. Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Refrigerant Leak Detection, $375,000 Parker and Hannifin, Washington, Mo. IsoTherm Inc.,

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US EPA Holding First Public Hearing on Proposed Endangerment Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act

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The hearing at the EPA Potomac Yard South Conference Center in Arlington, Virginia, is scheduled from 9am to 8pm. Speaking slots for the subsequent public hearing, to be held in Seattle, Washington on 21 May, are also oversubscribed. There will be “After Hours” times available later in the evening.

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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. Lauderdale, FL (8.7%); Newark, NJ (8.0%); San Antonio, TX (8.0%); Washington, DC (7.9%). 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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Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area – Community Transit, Washington: $3,000,000. Link Transit, Washington: $2,925,000. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000. Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area, Washington: $1,500,000.

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