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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.). Earlier post.).

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Book Review: Public Transportation: A Children’s Book by Paul Comfort

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almost 200 years ago to a look into the future. The Tom Thumb Steam Train, part of the B&O Railroad in Baltimore, Maryland, is the first character and dates back to 1830. Then, cable cars, trains and trolleys take center stage, with unusual projects like monorails showing a future that hasn’t panned out (except at amusement parks).

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Flash Drive: 2024 Hyundai Kona

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Hyundai invited automotive journalists to Baltimore, Maryland, to drive the gasoline versions, which are in dealers now. Clean Fleet Report will write a much more detailed Road Test review after getting in the Kona for more than a couple hours. The post Flash Drive: 2024 Hyundai Kona first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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

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Fusion energy technology holds great potential to be a safe, clean, reliable energy source, but research and development of fusion technology is often constrained by prohibitive costs. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. They will use the new, upgraded device to advance their triple product toward breakeven conditions.

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How Many EV Charging Stations Will $10 Billion Buy for America?

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In the North Carolina example above the cost was $100,000 for a single 50 kW charger and in the Baltimore example, $137,500 for deploying two 50 kW chargers. Source: Peninsula Clean Energy. Following are a few more recent examples I pulled from Twitter conversations. times that of using Level 1 smart outlets.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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A future HSR/IPR (high-speed rail/intercity passenger rail) network using new diesel or electric power can further enhance rail’s advantages. This third approach is intended to help establish a structured mechanism and funding stream for future corridor development activities. Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Different types of non-ownership alternatives promise to be the way of the future. We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. In the U.S. as well as 600 universities throughout the country.

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