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Drive Electric Week event organizers reminisce

Plug in America

Thanks to local volunteers, we’ve provided thousands of EV test drives since 2011, held events in all 50 states, and created a global community with events reaching 8 countries. What is your favorite moment from an EV event? Engage with and socialize your event with community partners and remember to have fun! Susan Wang.

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This legacy school bus maker just delivered its 1,000th electric school bus

Baua Electric

Meriweather Schools, which is southwest of Atlanta and has 2,400 pre-K to 12th grade enrolled students, got eight Jouley electric school buses in total. All were fully funded by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus grant program, and the district has applied for four more through the same program.

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Opinion: NASCAR Needs to Continue to Mix It Up

The Truth About Cars

The drivers are no doubt thinking about Atlanta. Yet the Grant Park 220 that took place here in Chicago last weekend is still very much on my mind. Not so much the race itself, though I think the event generally went well , and it was cool seeing a NASCAR rookie win in his first start. DuSable Lake Shore Drive is back open.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

Cars That Think

The recipient can use that money to pay for a life-changing event such as a wedding, schooling, or starting a business. She applied for several grants, including a special American Express program for businesses owned by Black women. “GeeRemit provides a social benefit by transforming lives,” she says.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

Cars That Think

She has been granted several patents, which have been commercialized. The event is organized by AnitaB.org , a nonprofit that is working to increase intersectional equity (fairness with respect to both race and gender) in the global technical workforce. After earning her Ph.D. Find a way to open the door or [find] another way in.”

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Going with the talent flow

Electric Auto Association

Resiliency in advocacy When the pandemic started and EVEVA in-person events were curtailed, “I was concerned about how we would keep our community outreach advocacy going,” Baum remarked. Traveling to Atlanta to complete the training in early 2019, he met up with 2000 like-minded people from all over the world.

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Williams F1 Establishes Technical Center in Qatar; Initial Focus on Commercial Development of Magnetically Loaded Composite Flywheel

Green Car Congress

In the event of a burst failure, the containment has to withstand only the crushing force of the composite material, which is far less than the load of discrete metallic fragments. This enables a flywheel system that can be made significantly smaller and lighter than conventional flywheels.

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