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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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The projects—which include two new car sharing services, new ZEV bus and shuttle routes and electric vehicle charging systems throughout the region—are part of Electrify America’s Green City Initiative, which was announced by the company and city officials in 2017. Projects include: CAR SHARING. mile “Home Zone.”

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

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These companies are realizing the importance of a robust — and open — EV charging infrastructure to support their new electric vehicles. will need as many as 235,000 fast EV chargers to meet demand — up from about 47,000 chargers that are available today. million plug-in electric vehicles on U.S.

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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

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Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Hohm is an Internet-based application, built on top of Azure, Microsoft’s new cloud-computing operating system, that provides consumers with personalized energy saving recommendations. Microsoft Hohm is available today for free to all US residential energy consumers.

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Ford enters 2 new European research collaborations for innovation in mobility and autonomous vehicles

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Ford Motor Company has entered into two new research collaborations driving innovation in mobility and autonomous vehicles. Ford also this year is contributing to the UK Autodrive initiative that is researching how driverless and connected cars can be integrated into everyday life. Personal Mobility Experience Innovation.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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Ordinarily, parties can also make in-person presentations to the FCC staff and the five commissioners, if they post summaries of what they say. The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable. microwave antennas.

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Maersk and IBM launch TradeLens blockchain shipping solution; 154+ million shipping events already captured on platform

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Moller–Maersk and IBM announced the creation of TradeLens , jointly developed by the two companies to apply blockchain to the world’s global supply chain. Too often, companies must still share documents via email attachment, fax and courier. The TradeLens solution is available today through the Early Adopter Program.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc.,

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