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Baltimore City will transport 350 students every day with EV buses

Teslarati

Baltimore City is planning to replace several diesel-powered school buses with electric units later this month, serving 350 students with zero-emission transportation to school every day. Baltimore also made a relatively recent announcement that it plans to electrify its entire fleet of vehicles by 2030.

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Michelin to ship tires on sail-powered cargo ships

Green Car Congress

The transport commitment signed by Michelin concerns the transport of tires loaded in containers from Halifax (Canada) to Saint-Nazaire - Montoir de Bretagne (France) on the pilot line opened by NEOLINE, which will also serve the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, as well as Baltimore.

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Route Zero Relay Kicks Off EV Road Trip

Electric Auto Association

All EVA local chapters are invited to these events, where they can bring their EVs and educate attendees and the press. We will also provide social media hashtags as the event gets closer, as the relay event will include charging station images and other fun pictures. contact us here. Specialist grantgerke@myeva.org.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

Green Car Congress

Poles, wires, and substation transformers are being upgraded with advanced materials and new technology to better withstand extreme weather events, to allow easier frequency and voltage control during system emergencies, and to accommodate greater use of variable renewable generation (customer-sited wind and solar).

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Fall Preview and Theatrical Launch

Revenge of the Electric Car

This summer has been a wild ride of festivals, terrific opening press and special event screenings across the country. Baltimore has recently shot into first place and now our distributor is scrambling to find the right theater there! Here are the top requestors in order. Los Angeles. San Francisco. Washington, DC. San Diego.

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

Within a few years, outreach efforts by these chapter members at local electric vehicle (EV) events had grown to include presentations at conferences around the country, and eventually around the world. I own 12 LEVs for my family at this point, and I always keep one in my car so I can take it out when I go to an outreach event,” Smith said.

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Castor Bean Genome Published

Green Car Congress

Identifying and understanding the ricin-producing gene family in castor bean will be important in preventing and dealing with potential bioterrorism events. The availability of the castor bean genome also has important biodefense implications since the plant produces the powerful toxin, ricin.

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