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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

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The system opens a new door for San Francisco to get to zero emissions by 2035, as each bus will now be able to drive on clean electric power through each of the areas – known as “green zones.” Boston, Louisville, Montreal, Nashville, and Seattle are using Series-ER technology to cut down emissions. Initial SF Muni Green Zone routes.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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Deep below the Louisville, Ky., Six months later, at the Urban Circuit event, held at an unfinished nuclear power station in Satsop, Wash., By the time teams reached the SubT Final Event in the Louisville Mega Cavern, the focus was on autonomy rather than communications. The caverns are dark. They’re dusty. They’re humid.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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Some of the projects selected will focus on developing robust battery chemistries and architectures that would improve vehicle driving range and overall battery robustness. For example, Solid Power located in Louisville, CO will receive approximately $3.5 Structural Battery Power Panels.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power alone and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low. Batteries powerful enough to achieve that would fill up the trunk of a car, he said. 11/11/06 General Motors Corp.

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