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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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This service allows users to pick up and drop off a vehicle at any legal public parking spot, including metered locations, within a 13 sq. To support powering the fleets, Electrify America will also install charging stations with ultra-fast chargers to power each service. mile “Home Zone.”

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

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Unlike our fuel powered cars, these cars work on electric motors which basically rely on electrically charged batteries to function. Driving fuel powered cars can surely burn a hole in your pocket if you have to keep spending on fuel. However, since this car is electric powered, you end up saving money instead.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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As an attorney, I represented a microwave-industry group in the ensuing legal dispute.). To accommodate an unlicensed service like Wi-Fi, the FCC overlays the new users onto the same frequencies as the incumbents, usually at lower power. Usually, though, opposing parties’ technical analyses give different results. microwave antennas.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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The court-ordered, legally binding settlements reached between California, the Federal Government, and VW will result in VW providing the State of California with $688 million, which the state can spend as it desires, on the priorities of state government, without regard to investment prerogatives.

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The technology behind Ford’s Lightweight Concept Vehicle; prospects for Mach-II with 50% mass reduction difficult

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Matt Zaluzec, Ford technical leader, Global Materials and Manufacturing Research, was the use of technologies that are targeting the use of mixed materials and that are available today. This will be street legal, but that’s it. [It] I think you will see a lot of smaller cars find weight savings with advanced high strength steel.

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Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

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Power is transferred by the fully automated 12-speed Mercedes PowerShift 3 transmission, which is standard equipment. The radar sensor is the basis for the Proximity Control Assist and Emergency Braking Assist already available today. The Future Truck 2025 with “Highway Pilot” is based on the Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845.

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