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ExxonMobil and Electrovaya Launch Electric Car Sharing Program in Baltimore

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ExxonMobil is sponsoring an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. The 10-vehicle program (five now, with a further five cars to be made available to the public in the next few weeks) uses Electrovaya’s low-speed Maya 300. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Tesla Model S Plaid, Long Range on car carriers spotted in Europe

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More vehicles are set to be loaded onto a ship in Baltimore, according to documents shared with Teslarati. They will leave the Port of Baltimore on December 10 and will arrive in Zeebrugge on December 21. “Thank you for ordering Model S and for joining us in our mission to create a more sustainable future,” Tesla writes.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance.

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Maven Gig begins expanding geographically; Bolt EV the most popular

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Future cities include Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance. The Chevrolet Bolt EV is available for reservation with free charging at EVgo stations for a limited time.

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GM’s Maven car-sharing reaches 1M miles driven in <4 months; Boston, Chicago, and DC joining lineup

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When Maven City members reserve their choice of available Chevrolet, Cadillac and Buick vehicles, they have the option of having the vehicle hand-delivered to them. As previously announced, Express Drive will expand to additional markets including Boston, Baltimore and DC by the end of the year.

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High School Students Built This iPhone App for the Visually Impaired

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Blind Industries and Services of Maryland , a not-for-profit organization in Baltimore that provides training and career resources to the state’s visually impaired. The app currently is available only on iOS because iPhones are the most popular among those testing the device and the software has more accessibility features, Ravella says.

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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County will advance the performance of the centrifugal mirror (CM) fusion concept, which has previously demonstrated stable plasmas with temperatures above 100 eV. They will update publicly available computer models and databases based on their results.

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